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1、TheModernFamily现代家庭 ManymothersinBritainhavetojuggletheirworkandhomelife. Fatherleavesforworkinthemorningafterbreakfast.Thetwochildrentakethebustoschool,andmotherstayshomecookingandcleaninguntilfatherandthekidsreturnhomeintheevening.Thisisthetraditionalpictureo
2、fahappyfamilylivinginBritain.Butisittruetoday? Theanswerisno!Thepast20yearshaveseenenormouschangesinthelivesandstructureoffamiliesinBritain. Thebiggestchangehasbeencausedbydivorce.Asmanyas2outof3marriagesnowendindivorce,leadingtoasituationwheremanychildrenlivew
3、ithoneparentandonlyseetheotheratweekendsorholidays. Therehasalsobeenahugeriseinthenumberofwomenwithchildrenwhowork.Thelargeriseindivorceshasmeantmanywomenneedtoworktosupportthemselvesandtheirchildren.Evenwherethereisnodivorce,manyfamiliesneedbothparentstoworkino
4、rdertosurvive.Thishascausedanincreaseinchildcarefacilities,thoughitisveryexpensiveandcanbedifficulttofindinmanyareas. Inaddition,womenarenolongerhappytostayathomeraisingchildren,andmanyhavecareersearningasmuchorevenmorethanmen,thetraditionalbreadwinner. Thereha
5、salsobeenasharpincreaseinthenumberofsinglemothers,particularlyamongteenagers.Somepeoplehaveblamedthisincreasefortheriseincrime.Theyfeelthelackofamalerolemodelhasdamagedthesechildreninsociety. However,thesechangeshavenothadatotallynegativeeffect.Forwomen,itisnowm
6、ucheasiertohaveacareerandgoodsalary.Althoughitisdifficulttobeaworkingmother,ithasbecomenormalandisnolongerseenasabadthingforthechildren. Asforchildrenthemselves,somearguethatmodernchildrengrowupmoreindependentandmaturethaninthepast.Fromanearlyagetheyhavetogotoch
7、ildmindersornurseries,andsoareusedtodealingwithstrangersandmixingwithotherchildren. divorce离婚 huge巨大的 support支持;援助childcarefacilities儿童福利机构,设施 raising养育;抚养breadwinner养家糊口的人 sharp急剧的;明显的singlemothers单身母亲 blamed谴责;归咎lack缺乏 malerolemodel男性角色模范 nurseries托儿所
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