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。