the modern family 现代家庭

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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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