138.有一个兄弟

Having a Brother 有一个兄弟

　　A: Is that boy you walk home with your brother?

　　A： 那个男孩是你和你哥哥一起回家的吗？

　　B: No, he's my neighbor¹.

　　B： 不，他是我的邻居。

　　A: Does he go to your house often?

　　A： 他经常去你家吗？

　　B: We hang² out there almost³ every day.

　　B： 我们几乎每天都在那里闲逛。

　　A: Your parents don't mind⁴ that?

　　A： 你父母不介意吗？

　　B: Of course⁵ not. They've known⁶ him since⁷ we were children.

　　B： 当然不是。他们从小就认识他。

　　A: He might⁸ as⁹ well be your brother.

　　A： 他可能是你的兄弟。

　　B: I prefer¹⁰ having close friends to having a brother.

　　B： 比起有兄弟，我更喜欢有亲密的朋友。

　　A: What's wrong with having a brother?

　　A： 有个兄弟有什么问题？

　　B: Brothers always fight¹¹ over things they don't want to share¹².

　　B： 兄弟们总是为了他们不想分享的东西而争吵。

　　A: Are you afraid he'd take your things?

　　A： 你怕他拿走你的东西吗？

　　B: No, I'm afraid he'd take my girlfriend¹³.

　　B： 不，我担心他会带走我的女朋友。

1 neighbor   

n.邻居；v.邻接，毗邻而居，友好

参考例句：

• He has a very good neighbor.他有一个好邻居。
• My new neighbor moved in last weekend.我的新邻居上周才搬来。

2 hang   

v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂

参考例句：

• Why don't you hang up your clothes?你怎么不把衣服挂起来？
• Hang the picture on the wall.把画挂到墙上。

3 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

4 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

5 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

6 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

7 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

8 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

9 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

10 prefer   

v.宁愿(选择)；更喜欢

参考例句：

• I prefer red to blue.我喜欢红色而不喜欢蓝色。
• I prefer tea rather than coffee.我喜欢茶甚于喜欢咖啡。

11 fight   

n.打架，战斗，斗志；v.对抗，打架

参考例句：

• We are ready to fight again.我们再度准备好战斗。
• I'll fight with you.我会和你并肩作战。

12 share   

vt./vi.分享，共有，分配；n.共享；份额

参考例句：

• I will share in the cost with you.我愿意和你一起负担费用。
• Children should learn to share.小孩应该学会与人分享东西。

13 girlfriend   

n.女朋友；女伴侣

参考例句：

• My girlfriend is a teacher.我女朋友是个老师。
• I just broke up with my girlfriend.我刚和我的女朋友分手了。