Two Make Twins
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Double Trouble.
4 双重麻烦。
6 Identical Twins.
6 同样的双胞胎。
7 Fraternal Twins.
7"兄弟双双".
10 The Twins Bond.
10"双胞胎债券".
12 Awesome Twosomes.
12个很棒的"双人"
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 Introduction Some of you may have a bossy big brother, while others may have a sweet little sister.
导言 你们中有些人可能有一个霸道的大哥,而另一些人可能有一个可爱的小妹妹.
Maybe you have both older and younger siblings, or you are the oldest or youngest in your family.
也许你有年长和年幼的兄弟姐妹, 或者你是家中最年长或最年轻的。
What if you have a brother or sister who is the exact same age as you?
如果你有一个兄弟或妹妹 和你一样大呢?
What if the two of you look identical?
如果你们两个看起来都一样呢?
This can happen when your sibling is your twin.
当你的兄弟是双胞胎时 这事就会发生
There is much more to being twins than looking alike and sharing a birthday.
双胞胎比长相和过生日要多得多。
Twins can be very different from each other because twins, like everyone else, have their own special qualities.
双胞胎可以有很大的不同,因为双胞胎和别人一样,都有自己的特质.
Many twins share more than just a birthday.
很多双胞胎分享的不只是生日
Some twins enjoy sharing clothes or a bedroom—they may even be in the same class at school.
有些双胞胎喜欢共用衣服或卧室——他们甚至可能在学校同班上课。
Double Trouble Twins are two siblings who grow in their mother’s body at the same time.
双重问题 双胞胎是两个同时在母亲体内生长的兄弟姐妹.
Twins can be two brothers, two sisters, or a brother and sister.
双胞胎可以是两个兄弟,两个姐妹,也可以是兄妹.
All babies start as eggs inside a mother’s body and then grow bigger as they develop.
所有婴儿都是在母亲体内做卵子,然后随着发育而变大。
When it’s time for the babies to be born, one twin is born first.
当婴儿出生的时候,
That twin is slightly older than the other.
那个双胞胎比另一个大一点
Twins can look very similar—almost like the same person.
双胞胎可以看起来非常相似——几乎像同一个人.
They can also look very different from each other.
二者相貌也相去甚远.
Today, it is much more common for a mother to have twins than it was years ago.
今天,母亲的双胞胎比几年前要多得多。
Sometimes, twins are also more common in certain families.
有时,双胞胎在某些家庭中也更常见.
Identical Twins Identical twins often look almost exactly alike because they come from a single egg that has split in two.
相同的双胞胎往往长相几乎完全一样,因为他们来自一个已一分为二的单一卵.
They are always either two girls or two boys.
他们总是两个女孩或两个男孩。
It can be difficult to tell identical twins apart.
很难分清双胞胎
They often have the same physical characteristics, such as height, weight, hair color, eye color, and other features.
它们往往具有相同的物理特征,如身高,体重,发色,眼色等特征.
Some twins look so similar that they can play tricks on others.
有些双胞胎看起来很相似,可以玩弄别人.
These twins are able to switch places with each other at home or at school.
这些双胞胎可以在家中或学校互相换位.
No one can tell them apart.
没人能分辨出来
Identical twins are more likely to have similar taste in many things, such as food and clothes.
同性双胞胎在食物和衣物等许多事物中更有可能有相类似的口味.
Sometimes, identical twins can be mirror image twins.
有时,一模一样的双胞胎可以是镜像双胞胎.
When they face each other, it is as if they are looking at their reflection in a mirror.
当他们彼此相见时,就好像他们在镜子里看着他们的倒影一样。
They might have freckles on opposite sides of their bodies or part their hair on opposite sides of their heads.
它们可能在身体的两侧有雀斑,或者在头部的两侧有部分发型.
One twin might be left- handed, while the other is right-handed.
一个双胞胎可能是左手的,另一个是右手的.
Fingerprints Fingerprints are patterns on the tips of your fingers.
指纹是指尖上的图案
Identical twins can look very alike, but their fingerprints are always different.
相同的双胞胎可以看起来非常相似,但他们的指纹总是不一样.
Twin 1 Twin 2 About one in every four sets of identical twins are mirror image twins.
双胞胎1 双胞胎2 大约每四组同型双胞胎中就有一对是镜像双胞胎.
Identical twins can be alike in other ways, too.
同样的双胞胎也可以在其他方面相似.
They might have the same interests, such as music, sports, or favorite foods.
它们可能具有相同的兴趣,如音乐,体育,或最喜爱的食物.
Their personalities can be similar, and they may like to spend time with the same types of people.
他们的个性可以相似,他们可能喜欢和同一类人一起度过.
It is also possible for identical twins to not be very alike at all.
同样的双胞胎也可能完全不相似。
Sometimes they look slightly similar but not exactly alike.
有时它们看起来有点相似,但并不完全相同。
They may also have completely different interests and hobbies.
它们也可能有完全不同的兴趣和爱好。
Identical twins may spend a lot of time together if they share the same hobbies or interests.
同一对双胞胎如果有相同的爱好或兴趣,可能会花很多时间在一起.
Fraternal Twins Fraternal twins can look very different from each other because they come from two different eggs.
博爱双胞胎博爱双胞胎由于来自两个不同的卵子,因此彼此的相貌会非常不同.
They can be two boys, two girls, or—unlike identical twins—a girl and a boy.
她们可以是两个男孩、两个女孩,也可能是一对不相同的双胞胎——一个女孩和一个男孩。
Fraternal twins may share some characteristics.
博爱双胞胎可能具有某些特征。
In fact, they can share the same number of characteristics as any siblings.
事实上,他们可以与任何兄弟姐妹一样拥有相同的特征。
For example, sisters born a few years apart might both have light hair and blue eyes.
例如相隔几年出生的姐妹可能都有浅发和蓝眼睛.
However, another pair of sisters might have different hair and eye colors.
然而,另一对姐妹可能有着不同的发型和眼睛颜色.
It is the same with fraternal twins—they can look very similar, a little alike, or very different.
对兄弟的双胞胎来说也是一样的,他们看起来非常相似,有些相似,或很不一样。
Fraternal twins are more common than identical twins.
相亲双胞胎比同卵双胞胎更常见.
Boy-girl twins are the most common kind of twin pair.
男-女双胞胎是最常见的一对.
Fraternal twins are more likely to have different personalities, too.
博爱的双胞胎也更有可能有不同的个性.
Any similarities they may share most likely come from being the same age and growing up together.
他们可能分享的任何相似之处都很可能来自同龄和共同成长。
As fraternal twins grow up, they often find that they enjoy different things.
随着兄弟双胞胎的成长,他们经常发现自己享受不同的东西.
The Twins Bond Whether identical or fraternal, twins often develop a special bond, or relationship.
双胞胎债券无论是同性还是同性兄弟,双胞胎经常发展出一种特殊的纽带,或关系.
This bond begins early on, even before the twins are born.
这种纽带早在双胞胎出生之前就开始了.
It is common for twins to interact with each other during the time they spend developing in their mother’s body.
双胞胎在母亲体内发育期间经常互相影响。
They move around and reach out for each other.
他们四处走动,互相伸出援手.
After twins are born, they continue to bond with each other.
双胞胎出世后,他们继续和相通.
As infants, twins may often be comforted by having their sibling near them.
作为婴儿,双胞胎往往会因为亲近兄弟而得到安慰。
Twins have a bond as babies because they do everything together.
双胞胎有如婴儿般的纽带 因为他们一起做一切
As babies, some twins invent their own language.
作为婴儿,一些双胞胎发明了自己的语言.
They use nonsense words and make up words that imitate sounds to communicate with each other.
他们用无稽之谈来编造模仿相声来交流的词.
Once they learn a real language, the made-up language usually goes away.
一旦他们学会了一种真实的语言,化妆出的语言通常会消失.
Twins Day Each summer, many twins travel to Twinsburg, Ohio.
双胞胎日 每年夏天,许多双胞胎会去俄亥俄州的双斯堡.
Most of them dress identically and spend the day celebrating Twins Day.
他们大多穿得一模一样 白天庆祝双子节
Twins Day is the biggest yearly gathering of twins in the world!
双胞胎日是全世界最大的双胞胎年度聚会!
About 40 percent of young twins use a made-up language to talk to each other.
大约40%的年轻双胞胎使用化妆语言互相交谈.
Awesome Twosomes Only some twins look almost exactly alike.
伟大的"双人" 只有一些双胞胎看起来几乎完全一样。
Sometimes twins have other similarities instead, such as personalities and interests.
有时双胞胎有其他相似之处,如个性和兴趣等.
Other times, such as in the case of fraternal twins, they can look and act very differently from each other.
其他时候,如兄弟双胞胎,他们可以相貌相和行为相去甚远.
Despite any differences, twins often share a bond even before they are born.
尽管存在任何差异,双胞胎甚至在出世前也经常共享一股纽带.
Identical twins look very alike (top), while fraternal twins usually look different (bottom).
同卵双胞胎看起来非常相似(上),而兄弟双胞胎通常看起来不同(下).
Twins are not simply copies of each other.
双胞胎不仅仅是彼此的复制品。
Each twin, whether identical or fraternal, is an individual person.
每个双胞胎,无论是同性还是兄弟,都是个人.
Even though some twins might look similar, or enjoy the same things, every twin is truly one of a kind.
虽然有些双胞胎看起来可能相似,或享受相同的东西,但每个双胞胎都是真正的一对.