Two Make Twins

2. Make Twins Written by Eva Valentino Focus Question What are twins, and how are they special?

2. 《双胞胎》作者：伊娃·瓦伦蒂诺 思考问题：什么是双胞胎，他们有什么特别之处？

introduction some of you may have a bossy big brother while others may have a sweet little sister maybe you have both older and younger siblings or you are the oldest or youngest in your family what if you have a brother or sister who is the exact same age as you. What if the two of you look identical? This can happen when your sibling is your twin.

引言：你们中有些人可能有个爱指挥人的哥哥，有些人有个贴心的小妹妹。或许你既有哥哥姐姐又有弟弟妹妹，或是你是家里的老大、老小。如果你有一个和你完全同岁的兄弟姐妹，会是什么样呢？ 如果你们俩长得一模一样呢？ 当你的这个兄弟姐妹就是你的双胞胎时，就会是这种情况呀。

There is much more to being twins than looking alike and sharing a birthday. Twins can be very different from each other because twins, like everyone else, have their own special qualities.

除了长得像、共享生日，双胞胎还有很多不一样的特点。 双胞胎彼此之间也可以差异很大，因为就像其他人一样，每个双胞胎都有自己独有的特质。

Double Trouble. Twins are two siblings who grow in their mother's body at the same time. Twins can be two brothers, two sisters, or a brother and sister. All babies start as eggs inside a mother's body and then grow bigger as they develop. When it's time for the babies to be born, One twin is born first. That twin is slightly older than the other. Twins can look very similar, almost like the same person. They can also look very different from each other.

双倍趣事 双胞胎是同时在妈妈肚子里生长的两个兄弟姐妹。 双胞胎可以是两个男孩、两个女孩，也可以是一个男孩一个女孩。 所有宝宝最开始都是妈妈体内的卵细胞，之后慢慢发育长大。 宝宝准备出生的时候，会有一个双胞胎先降生。 这个双胞胎只比另一个年长一点点。 双胞胎可以长得非常像，几乎就像同一个人。 他们也可以长得完全不一样。

Identical twins. Identical twins often look almost exactly alike because they come from a single egg that is split in two. They are always either two girls or two boys. It can be difficult to tell identical twins apart. They often have the same physical characteristics such as height, weight, hair color, eye color, and

同卵双胞胎 同卵双胞胎通常长得几乎一模一样，因为他们来自同一个分裂成两半的卵细胞。 他们要么都是女孩，要么都是男孩。 人们常常很难把同卵双胞胎区分开。 他们往往拥有相同的外貌特征，比如身高、体重、发色、瞳色，还有

Sometimes, identical twins can be mirror image twins. When they face each other, it is as if they are looking at their reflection in a mirror. They might have freckles on opposite sides of their bodies or part their hair on opposite sides of their heads. One twin might be left -handed while the other is right -handed.

有时候，同卵双胞胎还会是镜像双胞胎。 当他们面对面的时候，就好像在看镜子里自己的倒影一样。 他们的雀斑可能长在身体相反的两侧，发缝也可能分在头部相反的两侧。 可能一个是左撇子，另一个是右撇子。