I’ve got two brothers back in the States.

　　我在美国有两个兄弟。

　　A What about your family? Are you a single child?

　　A 你的家庭怎么样？你是家里唯一的孩子吗？

　　B Me? No, I’ve got two brothers back in the States.

　　B 我？不，我在美国有两个兄弟。

　　A Are you the youngest or the oldest?

　　A 你是最小的还是最大的？

　　B I’m in the middle! I’ve got an older brother and a younger brother.

　　B 我是中间的。我有一个哥哥和一个弟弟。

　　A Three boys! It must have been tough for your parents, bringing up three boys.

　　A 三个男孩！对你的父母来说抚养三个男孩一定很不容易。

　　B Yes, it probably was. But we were good. We weren’t problems.

　　B 是的，很可能是这样。但是我们都是好孩子。我们不惹麻烦。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 When you are talking about brothers and sisters, you can use older / older; younger / younger, e.g. My older brother is called John / My older brother is called John; My younger brother lives in London / My younger brother lives in London.

　　当你谈论兄弟姐妹时，你可以用older / 年长的 ; younger / 年幼的,例如：My older brother is called John /我的哥哥叫约翰； My younger brother lives in London /我的弟弟住在伦敦。

　　2 If you are talking about more than two, you use oldest / oldest (or eldest / eldest) ; youngest / youngest, e.g.: I have two brothers older than me, I’m the youngest / I have two brothers older than me, I’m the youngest.

　　如果你在谈论两个以上的兄弟姐妹时，用oldest /最大的 (或者 eldest /最大的) ; youngest / 最小的, 例如: I have two brothers older than me, I’m the youngest /我有两个哥哥， 我是最小的。

　　3 To bring up children / To bring up children: My parents brought up three children / My parents brought up three children.

　　To bring up children /养育孩子：My parents brought up three children /我的父母养育了三个孩子。

Key phrases and sentences   What about your family?  Are you a single child? Me?  No, I’ve got two brothers back in the States. Are you the youngest or the oldest? I’m in the middle!  I’ve got an older brother and a younger brother. Three boys!  It must have been tough for your parents, bringing up three boys. Yes, it probably was.  But we were good.  We weren’t problems.

重要的短语和句子   你的家庭怎么样？ 你是家里唯一的孩子吗？ 我？不，我在美国有两个兄弟。   你是最小的还是最大的？   我是中间的。   我有一个哥哥和一个弟弟。   三个男孩！对你的父母来说抚养三个男孩一定很不容易。     是的，很可能是这样。 但是我们都是好孩子。 我们不惹麻烦。