地道美语听力播客575:多胞胎

Congratulations! I just heard that you're pregnant with twins.

恭喜啊，我刚听说你怀了双胞胎。

Thanks. We're very excited, although I'm a little worried about a multiple birth.

谢谢，我们都非常兴奋，但我有一点担心怕是多胞胎。

I come from a long line of multiple births. My father is an identical twin and he had cousins who are fraternal twins.

我们的家族就有生多胞胎的基因，我的父亲是同卵双生，而他的堂兄弟们是异卵双生的。

I see what you mean.

我懂你的意思了。

That's not even the half of it. My maternal grandmother gave birth to triplets and my aunt had quadruplets.

这还不算什么，我的外婆生了三胞胎，我的姨妈生了四胞胎。

Wow, multiple births certainly run in your family. What about your immediate family?

哇，你们家族真是多胞胎世家啊，那你的直系亲属呢?

You're not going to believe this, but my mother had octuplets. I have seven brothers and sisters the same age.

你肯定不敢相信，我妈妈生了八胞胎。我有七个和我同岁的兄弟姐妹。

And all of you survived?

所有人都好好的活着?

Yup, every single one of us. We often joke that my mother didn't have babies. She had a litter!

是的，我们八个都活的好好的。我们经常和妈妈开玩笑说，她没有生孩子，而是生了一窝小崽子。