本文讲述了兄弟姐妹间的相互影响与积极作用。作者以仰慕哥哥为例，说明手足能互为榜样、彼此激励。研究证实，拥有兄弟姐妹不仅提升学业成绩，还能培养分享、解决冲突等社交技能。尽管相处中有争吵，但手足关系带来的成长益处远超预期，我们应珍惜并努力成为最好的自己。
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always looked up to my elder brother.
在我的记忆中，我一直都很仰慕我的哥哥。
No matter how old I am, I’ve always seen myself copying every small thing that he does.
无论我长到多大，我总是发现自己会模仿他做的每一件小事。
I play the video games that he plays, I copy his hairstyle, and I eat the type of food that he eats.
我玩他玩的电子游戏，留和他一样的发型，吃他喜欢吃的食物。
My brother is like a superhero in my eyes.
在我眼中，哥哥就像一位超级英雄。
He was a straight A student at high school as well as the captain of the school soccer team.
他在高中时不仅门门功课拿A，还是校足球队的队长。
It’s been difficult trying to live up to the expectations that were set by my brother, but whether consciously or not, I’ll always try to be like him.
要达到哥哥树立的高标准并非易事，但无论是有意识还是无意识，我都会一直努力向他看齐。
He motivates me like a rabbit motivates a wolf.
他激励着我，就像兔子对狼的诱惑一样。
The wolf’s goal is food, while mine is to be as outstanding as my brother.
狼的目标是食物，而我的目标是像哥哥一样出类拔萃。
Younger brothers can influence the behavior of elder siblings just as much as an elder brother can influence a younger sibling.
弟弟对兄姐行为的影响，丝毫不亚于哥哥对弟妹的影响。
I had a conversation with my brother about his experience growing up with me.
我曾和哥哥聊起过和我一起长大的经历。
He joked with me that it felt like the world punished him with having to deal with me.
他跟我开玩笑说，感觉像是老天在惩罚他，让他不得不忍受我这个麻烦精。
Yet he expressed that he was grateful to me, because he understood I would take inspiration from him so he chose to be his best self.
但他也表示对我心存感激，因为他知道我会以他为榜样，所以他选择展现出自己最好的一面。
My brother and I have inspired each other to do the best we can.
我和哥哥互相激励，都努力做到最好的自己。
A researcher Birg Rabe has found a correlation between a sibling relationship where younger siblings’ marks have improved because they have an elder sibling as their role model.
研究人员比尔格·拉贝发现了一种手足关系中的相关性：当弟弟妹妹将年长的手足视为榜样时，他们的成绩会有所提高。
“The younger siblings’ marks rose by 4%. The effect was greater among siblings from poorer families, and the rise was 11%.”
“弟弟妹妹的成绩提高了4%。这种效应在贫困家庭的手足中更为显著，成绩提升幅度达到了11%。”
Having a sibling undoubtedly benefits children’s school achievement.
拥有兄弟姐妹无疑对孩子的学业成就大有裨益。
Not only can siblings influence each other’s study, but they can positively benefit each other’s social behavior as well.
兄弟姐妹不仅能相互影响学业，还能对彼此的社交行为产生积极的促进作用。
A study done by researchers in the Brigham Young University shows that children with sound or pleasant sibling relationships have learned important social skills, such as helping and being able to share with others.
杨百翰大学研究人员的一项研究表明，拥有良好或愉快手足关系的孩子学会了重要的社交技能，例如乐于助人以及懂得与他人分享。
They’ve also learned to deal with arguments and how to solve them.
他们还学会了如何应对争吵以及如何化解矛盾。
I bet anyone who has a sibling knows the struggle of having to argue for days with their sibling, but I also bet, that they learn important lessons from every one of their arguments.
我敢打赌，任何有兄弟姐妹的人都体会过那种连续几天争执不下的痛苦，但我也确信，他们能从每一次争吵中学到重要的人生道理。
Even though you may hear many bad things about having a sibling, it actually has some unexpected benefits.
尽管你可能听说过许多关于拥有兄弟姐妹的负面说法，但这实际上也有一些意想不到的好处。
Learn to enjoy all the benefits a sibling brings you, and be the best sibling you can.
学会享受兄弟姐妹带给你的一切益处，并努力成为你能做到的最好的手足。
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