大学英语自学教程 上册 un07

[07:50.80]and the modern family is,too.
[07:52.93]现代家庭也是。
[07:55.06]The role of the father in the traditional family
[07:57.19]在传统家庭中
[07:59.32]was to provide for his family.
[08:01.25]父亲的责任是养家糊口，
[08:03.19]Similarly; the father in the modern family is expected to do so,also.
[08:06.87]同样在现代家庭中也理应如此。
[08:10.55]The mother in the traditional family
[08:12.38]现代家庭中的母亲
[08:14.21]took care of the children's physical and emotional needs
[08:16.48]如同传统家庭中的母亲一样
[08:18.76]just as the modern mother does.
[08:20.57]照管孩子的身心需求。
[08:22.39]On the other hand,
[08:23.81]另一方面，
[08:25.23]there are some great differences
[08:26.85]传统家庭与现代家庭
[08:28.47]between the traditional family and the modem family.
[08:30.89]之间存在很大的差异；
[08:33.31]The first important difference is in the man's role.
[08:35.49]首要差别是男人的作用。
[08:37.67]The traditional husband was the head of the household,
[08:40.29]传统家庭中的丈夫是一家之主，
[08:42.92]because he was the only one who worked outside the home.
[08:45.41]因为他是家中唯一在外工作的人。
[08:47.91]If the wife worked for pay,
[08:49.63]如果妻子也为挣钱而工作，
[08:51.36]then the husband was not considered to be a good provider.
[08:53.69]丈夫就被认为是个同本事养家的人。
[08:56.03]In many families today, both husband and wife work for pay.
[08:59.01]今天，许多家庭夫妻双双出门工作，
[09:01.99]Therefore,they share the role of head of household.
[09:04.61]共同承担一家之主的责任。
[09:07.24]In addition,
[09:08.56]另外，
[09:09.88]the traditional husband usually made the big decisions about spending money.
[09:12.75]传统家庭中的丈夫往往决定经济开支，
[09:15.62]However,the modern husband shares these decisions with his working wife.
[09:19.01]而现代家庭中的丈夫与妻子共同决定。
[09:22.39]Also,the traditional husband did not help his wife with the housework
[09:25.36]还有，传统家庭的丈夫不帮助妻子做家务、
[09:28.32]or meal preparation.
[09:30.04]做饭，
[09:31.77]Dinner was ready when he came home.
[09:33.75]他回家时饭已准备好。
[09:35.74]In contrast,the modem husband helps his working wife at home.
[09:38.56]现代家庭则相反，丈夫在家时里帮助有工作的妻子。
[09:41.38]He may do some of the household jobs,
[09:43.26]他做一些家务，
[09:45.14]and it is not unusual for him to cook.
[09:47.18]即使下厨做饭也屡见不鲜。
[09:49.22]The second difference is in the woman's role.
[09:51.19]第二个差别是女人的作用。
[09:53.16]In the traditional family,
[09:54.78]传统家庭中，
[09:56.40] the woman may have worked for pay during her first years of marriage.
[09:59.08]女人在婚后的头几年工作挣钱，
[10:01.76]However,after she became pregnant,
[10:03.82]而怀孕之后
[10:05.88]she would usually give up her job.
[10:07.70]就放弃工作。
[10:09.52]Her primary role was to take care of her family and home.
[10:12.30]她的主要责任是照料家人和安排生活。
[10:15.08]In contrast,in many families today,
[10:17.35]相反，在今天的许多家庭中，
[10:19.62]the modern woman works outside the home even after she has children.
[10:22.96]即使有了孩子，现代女性也在外面工作。
[10:26.29]She's doing two jobs instead of one,
[10:28.32]她做的是两份工作而不是一份，
[10:30.36]so she is busier than the traditional mother was.
[10:32.63]所以她比传统的母亲更忙。
[10:34.91]The traditional wife learned to live within her husband' s income.
[10:37.48]传统的母亲学会量入为出靠丈夫
[10:40.05]On the other hand,
[10:41.49]的收入过日子，
[10:42.93]the modern wife does not have to because the family has two incomes.
[10:45.90]而现代的妻子不必那样做，因为家里有两份收入。
[10:48.88]The final difference is in the role of the children.
[10:51.06]最后一个差别是孩子的作用。
[10:53.24]In the traditional famify,
[10:54.86]在传统家庭中，
[10:56.48]the children were taken care of by the mother
[10:58.52]孩子由母亲照料，
[11:00.56]because she did not work outside the home.
[11:02.64]因为她不出门工作，
[11:04.71]However,today preschool children may go to a child care center
[11:07.83]而今天的学龄前儿童由于母亲工作，
[11:10.96]or to a baby-sitter regularly because the mother works.
[11:13.68]他们可以去托儿所或者由保姆定时照看。