留美老师带你每日说英文 第968期:和兄弟姐妹互呛

 Every time one of my siblings¹ insulted another sibling², or told them to shut up, we would have to pay them 50 cents.

每当我和兄弟姐妹互相对呛，或叫对方闭嘴，我们都必须付对方五十美分。

学习重点：

1.sibling 兄弟姊妹

sibling (n.) 兄弟姊妹

only child (phr.) 独生子

sibling rivalry³ (phr.) 手足间的竞争

2.insult 辱骂；侮辱

insult (v.) 辱骂；侮辱

criticize (v.) 批评

tease (v.) 取笑

3.shut up 闭嘴

shut up (phr.) 闭嘴

pipe down (phr.) 安静；闭嘴

shush (v.) 发嘘声；使安静

1 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

2 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

3 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。