People do not really have a choice as to whether or not they have brothers or sisters. That choice is made by their parents, who decide, for some reasons, to have only one child.
成为独生子女或是有个哥哥或姐姐，决定权不在于孩子，而在于父母。
Is it better to be an only child or to have brothers and sisters? As with so many issues, there are pros and cons on both sides.
作个独生子女好还是有个哥哥或姐姐好？涉及到很多方面，所以赞成前者或者同意后者的人都有。
If you are an only child, it is likely that you will have the advantage of getting more attention from your parents than you would otherwise do.
如果你是个独生子，你从父母那得到的关注就会比不是独生子的孩子多。
On the other hand, when you are older, particularly when you a teenager, you may find that having all your parents’attention concentrated on you is a distinct disadvantage.
从另一方面来说，当你长大后，尤其是青少年的时候，你会觉得有太多的父母关注对你来说弊大于利。
On advantage of being an only child is that you are likely to have a more affluent upbringing than you would if you had brothers and sisters.
独生子女的一个好处就是你会有个相对富足的成长环境。
One of the major disadvantages of being an only child is that you can be a bit lonely.
而一个不利之处就是会有一点孤独。
We cannot choose whether to have siblings or not. All we can do is to make the best of the situation with which we are presented.
当然作为孩子，我们选择不了是有个哥哥或姐姐，我们所能做的就是尽可能地利用好现处的境况。
So what’s your view on this matter? Is it better to be an only child in the family?
你怎么看待独生子女好还是有个哥哥或姐姐好这个问题呢？
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