六级阅读第33篇
<p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="babys">babys</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="distant">distant</span>. <span word="Joan">Joan</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="uninterested">uninterested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span>. <span word="Sally">Sally</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="Joan">Joan</span> <span word="understands">understands</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="reversal">reversal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="chill">chill</span>. <span word="Joan">Joan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="outdone">outdone</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="sisterand">sisterand</span> <span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="outgrown">outgrown</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="ingredient">ingredient</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sibling">sibling</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</span>, 65 <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> 25 <span word="and">and</span> 93 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>. <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 75 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="harboring">harboring</span> <span word="rivalrous">rivalrous</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sufficiently">sufficiently</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="close">close</span>, <span word="supportive">supportive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affectionateyet">affectionateyet</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="killers">killers</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="net">net</span>. <span word="Off">Off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>.. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="shes">shes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pleases">pleases</span> <span word="me">me</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="outdo">outdo</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>. <span word="Happily">Happily</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="failings">failings</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="resource">resource</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span><span word="another">another</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intensely">intensely</span> <span word="rivalrous">rivalrous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="supportive">supportive</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="relate">relate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="irritable">irritable</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="survive">survive</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="length">length</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="ot">ot</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="completely">completely</span>.<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="puzzling">puzzling</span>, <span word="unproductive">unproductive</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="persist">persist</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span> <span word="forged">forged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="intimate">intimate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closeness">closeness</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affection">affection</span> <span word="contributing">contributing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="closeness">closeness</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anger">anger</span>, <span word="jealousy">jealousy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resentment">resentment</span>. <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="therapist">therapist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="author">author</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Kahn">Kahn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sibling">Sibling</span> <span word="Bond">Bond</span>, <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="why">why</span>: <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sibling">sibling</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didparental">didparental</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="advantages">advantages</span>, <span word="brains">brains</span>, <span word="looks">looks</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="If">If</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="footing">footing</span>, <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="unresolved">unresolved</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="distort">distort</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="parental">parental</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="instinctive">instinctive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="achieves">achieves</span> <span word="neurotic">neurotic</span> <span word="proportions">proportions</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="traced">traced</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="parental">parental</span> <span word="favoritism">favoritism</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="conviction">conviction</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="superior">superior</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>, <span word="described">described</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="Sisters">Sisters</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Fishel">Fishel</span>, <span word="points">points</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="even">even</span>-<span word="handedly">handedly</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="favoritism">favoritism</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="parental">parental</span> <span word="comparisons">comparisons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pitting">pitting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="sibling">sibling</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>. <span word="Situations">Situations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="togetherthe">togetherthe</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parentare">parentare</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reviving">reviving</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="rivalries">rivalries</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uniting">uniting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="parent">parent</span>, <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="quarrel">quarrel</span> <span word="bitterly">bitterly</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="affection">affection</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Victor">Victor</span> <span word="Cicirelli">Cicirelli</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Purdue">Purdue</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="Psychologist">Psychologist</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="probate">probate</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bitterest">bitterest</span> <span word="quarrels">quarrels</span> <span word="erupt">erupt</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="property">property</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Jill">Jill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Patty">Patty</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Jills">Jills</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wifes">wifes</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="spouses">spouses</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="quarrel">quarrel</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="emotionally">emotionally</span> <span word="neutral">neutral</span>, <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="advises">advises</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="supportive">supportive</span>, <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mates">mates</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="inflame">inflame</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="further">further</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="older">older</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="breath">breath</span>,<span word="however">however</span>,<span word="they">they</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="lament">lament</span> .</p>
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