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2016.12.20

Growing up with siblings can teach life-long lessons

Having a sibling can positively contribute to our lives. Find out what a book on the subject had to say about how.

兄弟姉妹の存在は私たちの人生に利益をもたらすことがあるようです。その影響について書かれた本の内容について、さっそく記事を読んでみましょう。

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Sibling relationships are some of the closest relationships a person can have during their lifetime. Relationships between a person and their brothers or sisters have a big effect on how that person develops, and sometimes these relationships affect people in complex and unexpected ways.

There has been some interesting research about sibling relationships and their effect on people in recent years. One person who did a lot of research about this topic is TIME magazine senior editor Jeffrey Kluger. In his book The Sibling Effect, which came out in 2011, Kluger argues that sibling relationships are the most important relationships in a person’s life.

Kluger believes that relationships with brothers and sisters are so important because people learn valuable skills from them, which will help in many situations later in life. For example, if someone has an aggressive sibling, they will learn how to deal with aggressive people. On the other hand, if they have to take care of a younger sibling, they will learn how to take care of other people.

The gender of the siblings makes a big difference to what kind of adult a person will become. If a boy grows up with sisters, he will usually have better listening skills, and will be better at talking to women when he is older. Similarly, if a girl grows up with brothers, she will often be better at talking to men when she is older, compared to girls who didn’t grow up with brothers.

There is also a big difference between oldest siblings, middle siblings, and youngest siblings. Oldest siblings often have higher IQs and are better at language-related things because their parents give them more attention and talk to them more, particularly before their siblings are born. Middle siblings get less attention from their parents, so they become good at making friends. Youngest siblings cannot be as strong or know as much as their older siblings while growing up, because they are younger. Therefore, they often learn how to be charming or funny so they can get what they want.

Sibling relationships become stronger during difficult situations, such as a divorce or the death of a parent. Our parents and partners are only with us for part of our lives, but siblings are usually with us for our whole lives. This makes sibling relationships unique.

In the past, many people thought that not having brothers or sisters was a bad thing. However, Kluger says that children who don’t have siblings usually develop good social skills and academic skills, and their brains develop very quickly. This is because they listen to a lot of adult conversations, and are in a lot of adult situations.

Kluger says that people without siblings can live very good lives. However, he says that having a sibling is a valuable resource, and we shouldn’t waste the opportunity to get as much benefit as we can from it.

Relationships with a brother or sister are one of the closest kinds of relationships. These relationships can change how a person grows up.

In recent years, there has been some interesting research about relationships with brothers and sisters. Jeffrey Kluger did a lot of research about this subject. His book, The Sibling Effect, came out in 2011. In this book, Kluger says that relationships with brothers and sisters are the most important relationships in a person’s life.

Kluger believes that relationships with brothers and sisters are so important because people learn important skills from them. These skills will help in many situations later in life. For example, if someone has an aggressive brother or sister, they will learn how to deal with aggressive people. If they have to take care of a younger brother or sister, they will learn how to take care of other people.

Having brothers affects people differently to having sisters. If a boy grows up with sisters, he will usually have better listening skills. He will also be better at talking to women when he is older. If a girl grows up with brothers, she will often be better at talking to men when she is older.

There is also a big difference between being the oldest child, middle child, and youngest child. Oldest children often have higher IQs and are better at things like speaking. This is because their parents spend more time with them and talk to them more. For example, before their brothers or sisters are born, the oldest child is the only child in the family, so their parents speak only with them during that time.

Parents spend less time with middle children, so these children become good at making friends.

Youngest children aren’t as strong as their older brothers or sisters while growing up because they are younger. They also don’t know as much as their older brothers or sisters. Therefore, they often learn how to be charming or funny so they can get what they want.

Relationships between brothers and sisters become stronger during difficult situations, such as the death of a parent. We only know our parents and our wives or husbands for part of our lives, but we usually know our brothers and sisters our whole lives. This makes relationships with brothers and sisters special.

In the past, many people thought that not having brothers or sisters was a bad thing. However, Kluger says that children who don’t have brothers or sisters usually become good at making friends. They also do well in school. This is because they listen to a lot of adult conversations, and are in a lot of adult situations.

Kluger says that people can live very good lives even without brothers or sisters. However, he says that having a brother or sister is very valuable, and we should try to get as much benefit from it as we can.

キーフレーズ

sibling きょうだい(兄弟姉妹)
unexpected way 意外な形
TIME magazine タイム(雑誌)

アメリカの週刊ニュース雑誌です。

come out 出版される

come outには「外へ出る」などの意味がありますが、ここでは本や雑誌などが出版・発刊されて売りに出されるという意味で使われています。

例:I can’t wait for the next book in the series to come out.
(このシリーズの次巻の発売が待ちきれない。)

aggressive 攻撃的な
deal with 対応する

人と折り合いをつける、対応するという意味です。人に対して使う場合、通常はネガティブなニュアンスを含みます。(相手が苦手である場合や対処が難しい場合など)

例:As a customer service agent, I have to deal with unhappy customers all the time.
(カスタマーサービス担当として、常に不満を持った顧客に対応しなければならない。)

divorce 離婚
whole life (lives)  一生、生涯

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