第五节 出生、来自

1. Sigler hails from a tight-knit family in Long Island, New York State.

西格勒出生在美国纽约州长岛一个温馨和睦的家庭。

2. It is very well to say that you came of unhealthy parents.

可以这么说你的父母并不和睦。

3. The answer is ready enough at hand, and it amounts to this—that if you had been

born of healthy and well-to-do parents, and been well taken care of when you were

a child, you would never have offended against the laws of your country, nor found

yourself in your present position.

答案是显而易见的，也就是说——如果你出生在一个富有的家庭，父母感情和谐，

在你小的时候得到细心呵护，你就不会触犯本国法律，更不会处于现在的境地。

4. He is a Philadelphian by birth. 他出生在费城。

5. the country of his birth 他出生的国家

6. Born to a British mother, Tanya Streeter was brought up in the Carribbean.

坦雅·斯特里特的母亲是英国人，在加勒比海长大。

7. This kid had been born into a decent, hard grafting family—he came along at the

end of a string of seven.

这个孩子生活在一个体面的辛勤劳作的家庭——是 7 个孩子中的老幺。

8. John Nikolakis came from a privileged family.

约翰·尼科莱基斯出身于一个条件优越的家庭。