流利美语随你讲 Lesson24-日常生活1
<p>【文化背景】</p><p>传统的美国家庭被称为核心家庭 <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="family">family</span>，包括先生 太太和孩子。今日的美国一般有两个或三个小孩，只有极少情况下才会有超过一个核心家庭同住一个屋檐下，即扩展家庭<span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="family">family</span> ，一般指生活在一起的三代人，通常包括祖父母辈，还有叔叔，姑姑和兄弟姐妹们。</p><p><span word="Dialogue">Dialogue</span> 1</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> --1-- <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span>?</p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> --2--. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Really">Really</span>? <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p>【精彩短句】</p><p>你对你的家庭生活满意吗</p><p><span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>/<span word="satisfied">satisfied</span>/<span word="content">content</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="life">life</span>?</p><p><span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="life">life</span>?</p><p>处理好家庭和工作的关系很难</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p>【文化<span word="ABC">ABC</span>】</p><p>家庭与事业</p><p>2004年的一项调查研究表明，美国的年轻一代比他们的前辈更懂得注重家庭生活，而相对不看中工作中的晋升。一些美国公司和企业已经意识到这种要求，给雇员提供弹性工作时间和远程办公措施。根据这项调查报告，2004年，52%受过高等教育的男性注重事业的晋升，而十年前这一比例是68%。另外受过高等教育的女性注重事业的晋升比例也由十年前的57%下降到36%。</p>
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