压力大的“多层三明治一代”
<p> 我们管“上有老，下有小”的中年一代叫做“三明治一代（<span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>）”，生动地描述了他们被夹在中间的困境。如今，随着人类寿命延长，不少五十多岁的人家里除了要照看孩子和孙子，还有年迈的父母需要照顾，压力比“三明治一代”还要大，因此被称为“多层三明治”（<span word="club">club</span>-<span word="sandwich">sandwich</span>）。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Club">Club</span>-<span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>.</p><p> 多层三明治一代（<span word="club">club</span>-<span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>）指同时要照顾父母、孩子以及孙辈的一代人。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> "<span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>. <span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="longevity">longevity</span>, <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>- <span word="or">or</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span>, <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> 50<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 60<span word="s">s</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="club">club</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>," <span word="with">with</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p> 既要养育孩子又要照顾年迈父母的中年“三明治一代”情形正在发生变化。由于寿命延长，中年子女跟四、五代人住在一起的情况也逐渐普遍。更常见的情况是，五六十岁的人们希望退休后可以享受期盼已久的自由时光，结果却发现自己年迈的父母还要人照看，一下子落入了“多层三明治一代”。</p>
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