流利美语随你讲 Lesson28-日常生活5

dialogue 5

A: One of the greatest changes in family life nowadays is that many couples decide not to have any children because they think that children bring --1--.

B: To my mind, these couples are not only --2-- but also selfish.

A: It is an undeniable fact that a married couple without children have more opportunities to get jobs, enjoy the freedom.

B: But they should not forget that there are also advantages in having children.

【精彩短句】

处理好工作和家庭生活的关系很难。

It's hard to balance work and family life.

It's difficult to choose between work and family.

It's no easy job to make a choice between work and family life.

It's not easy to make a balance between work and family life.

我跟艾丽丝分手了。

I just broke up with Alice.

I've just split with Alice.

I just said goodbye to Alice.

I just divorced Alice.

【文化ABC】

被美国自由化了的移民的子女们一到成年恨不得马上冲出家庭的牢笼。因为美国人追求自我感觉，追求个性的张扬和发挥，所以父母的经验之谈和忠告常被视作精神枷锁。两代人的矛盾冲突常会促使家庭发生裂变。

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