Sibling

Traditionally ,( 状语，修饰全句 ) all the members of an extended family lived in the same area. However, with the change from an agricultural to an industrial society, many nuclear families mov

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我又一次陷于两头都够不上的中间境遇，作为六个孩子中的老四，很多事情对我来说不是因为年龄太小，就是太大而不合适。那天夜里就是这样。我的两个小兄弟在屋里睡觉，我的另外三个长

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Language Points 1.Half The 70:30 split you make when your mum tells you to share the last biscuit. 2.SimilarA resemblance in appearance that you emphatically deny exists, because you are obviously far better looking. 3.RemoteThe little box that contr

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If you grew up with a brother or sister, you probably know what sibling rivalry is like. For a spotted hyena though, sibling rivalry is a matter of life and death. Spotted hyena mothers usually have twins. They give birth in a private burrow where th

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我又一次陷于两头都够不上的中间境遇，作为六个孩子中的老四，很多事情对我来说不是因为年龄太小，就是太大而不合适。那天夜里就是这样。我的两个小兄弟在屋里睡觉，我的另外三个长

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Whether it's your sibling, best friend, parent or even your boss, you've called someone stupid at some point in your life. But how do we even define stupid behavior, and what can we do to avoid acting stupidly? 生活中有时候你会说某个人很蠢

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