什么是“爱尔兰双胞胎”？
<p> 大家都知道双胞胎有同卵和异卵之分，但你知道“爱尔兰双胞胎”是什么吗？</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="twins">twins</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="within">within</span> 12 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="twins">twins</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="succession">succession</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> 爱尔兰双胞胎指的是出生时间相差不超过12个月的兄弟姐妹。换言之，爱尔兰双胞胎是在一年内相继出生的。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="pokes">pokes</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stereotypical">stereotypical</span> <span word="fertility">fertility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="succession">succession</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="responsibly">responsibly</span> <span word="spacing">spacing</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> 该词是对爱尔兰天主教家庭多子女传统的一种嘲笑，因为这些家庭不会采取节育措施。此外，该词还暗讽爱尔兰人缺乏提前计划或自制的能力，生孩子一个紧接一个，而不是负责任地错开时间生。</p><p> <span word="Example">Example</span>:</p><p> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span> 11 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="twins">twins</span>.</p><p> 我姐姐和我出生只相差了11个月。在我们家里，我们被称为“爱尔兰双胞胎”。</p>
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