新潮的“潘克族”
<p> 很多职场女性追求事业发展，选择不生孩子。不过她们闲暇时间会跟自己的侄子侄女或外甥们在一起，给他们买礼物，满足他们的各种要求。这些阿姨深受孩子们的喜爱，她们被称为<span word="Pank">Pank</span>（<span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="aunt">aunt</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>）。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="must">must</span>-<span word="have">have</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flashy">flashy</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="trendy">trendy</span> <span word="gadget">gadget</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Pank">Pank</span> (<span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="aunt">aunt</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>).</p><p> 他们是孩子们引领潮流的最新必备品。他们不是耀眼的玩具或时髦的小玩意，他们是“潘克族”（没有孩子的职场阿姨）。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="breed">breed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smother">smother</span> <span word="nephews">nephews</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nieces">nieces</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>.</p><p> 这个新的亲戚群族手头宽裕，而且随时愿意用爱和价格不菲的礼物宠溺他们的外甥或侄子女。</p><p> <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="Panks">Panks</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="births">births</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="nieces">nieces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="admits">admits</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="spoils">spoils</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="rotten">rotten</span>.</p><p> 女星卡梅伦•迪亚兹就是“潘克族”。她的三个外甥女出生时她都在现场，而且她承认她对她们及其溺爱。</p><p> <span word="Sociologists">Sociologists</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acronym">acronym</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="childless">childless</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="careers">careers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="Panks">Panks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>. (<span word="Source">Source</span>: <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span>)</p>
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