逼婚不止中国有 美国老人也盼着抱孙子
<p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="older">older</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="overt">overt</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="subtle">subtle</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>.</p><p>随着年纪越来越大，老人自然而然地会想要孙子孙女，很多人开始以或明或暗的方式对儿女施加压力，让他们早点生孩子。</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="would">would</span>-<span word="be">be</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="desires">desires</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="intense">intense</span>.</p><p>对于目前这一代想抱孙子的老人及其儿女来说，这种渴望变得越来越迫切——压力也越来越大。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="arithmetic">arithmetic</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="their">their</span> 30<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="finances">finances</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>.</p><p>其实就是简单的算术问题。越来越多的人都等到30岁甚至30岁以上才要第一个孩子。也许他们想先把财务问题或者事业搞定，先找到合适的伴侣或者完成其他大事，比如念个高级学位或者环球旅行。</p><p><span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="grandchild">grandchild</span> -- <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="age">age</span> 70 <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span> 60. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p>
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