E75【家庭】I am an only child

▍核心句型

I am an onlychild.

我是家里的独生子。

▍场景对话

A: Do youhave any brothers or sisters?

你有兄弟或者姐妹吗？

B: No, I am an only child. It's quite common in China.

没有，我是家里的独生子。这在中国很普遍。

A: I suppose so. It's such a big population.

我想是的。中国人口太多了。

B: Yes.How about you? Do you have any brothers or sisters?

是的。你呢？你有兄弟或者姐妹吗？

A: Yes, I've got two brothers. They're both younger than me. I'm the oldest.

有，我有两个兄弟。他们都比我小，我是老大。

▍语言点

only child 独生子

quite common 非常普遍

population /ˌpɑːpjə'leɪʃən/ n. 人口

  ·such a bigpopulation 人口太多

the oldest  老大