和老外聊天的地道口語第13期:丁克一族

M: what's your opinion about childless couples? Will you choose to have no kids?
N: to be honest, I wouldn't.
M: why? Do you have to make a choice now?
N: not really. But it has puzzled me for a long time.
M: what's the puzzle?
N: my husband and I prefer to have no kids, but my mother-in-law is very traditional and wants grandkids.
M: oh, I see. I think the older generation tend to think in a different way.
N: yes. It seems she can never accept a childless marriage. We had a fight last night.
M: oh, really? Maybe she is just eager to see her grandchildren.
N: but it's absolutely our own business to have a child or not.
M: definitely.
N: you know, I often overhear our neighbor, the young couple, fighting about how to raise their kid and I really don't want kids to spoil our hapoiness.
M: don't worry. I think in most cases, children are the glue that keeps a family together.
N: I guess you're right. But I still prefer to have no child.
M: sure. You can fully enjoy your time together.

你是怎麼看待那些不要孩子的夫妻的？你打算要不要孩子。
說實在的，我不打算要孩子。
爲什麼？你現在必須做出選擇嗎？
不是，只是這事已經困擾我很久了。
那你到底愁什麼呢？
我和我丈夫打算不要孩子，但是我婆婆很傳統，很想抱孫子。
啊，這樣啊。我覺得老人們總是和我們想法不太一樣。
是啊，可是我婆婆就是不能理解，爲什麼結了婚卻不要孩子。我們昨天還吵了一架。
是嗎？也許她只是抱孫心切吧。
但是要不要孫子，完全是我們自己的事。
是啊。
知道嗎？我經常聽見我們隔壁那對年輕的夫妻因爲教育孩子而爭吵。我真不想讓孩子影響我們的婚姻幸福。
不要擔心。大多數情況下，孩子還是家庭的粘合劑。
好吧，但是我還是不想要孩子。
好的，那你們就可以好好享受二人世界了。

Words Storm
Puzzle 迷惑
Traditional 傳統的
Generation 代
Childless 沒有孩子的
Absolutely 當然,絕對地
Business 職責
Overhear 無意中聽到
Raise 養育
Spoil 破壞
Gule 膠水

Phrases
Childless couple
不要孩子的夫妻
To be honest
說實話
Make a choice
做選擇
Mother-in-law
婆婆或岳母
Have a fight
吵架
In most cases
大多數情況下

DINK families refer to families that have dual income and no kids.
丁克家庭是指有雙份工資但是沒有孩子的家庭。

To have kid or not puzzled us for years.
要不要孩子已經困擾了我們很多年。

The childless couple boom reflects the lack of confidence in their marriage in this erve-changing society.
現在越來越多的夫妻不要孩子，這反映了他們面對這個日益變化的社會，對自己的婚姻沒有信心。

They consider children as a heavy burden.
他們認定孩子是沉重的負擔。

Parents always worry about their children.
父母總會牽掛自己的孩子。