大学英语自学教程 上册 un07

[11:16.41]The school-age children of a traditional family were more dependent.
[11:19.24]传统家庭中的上学儿童依赖性更大，
[11:22.06]Their mother was there to help them to get ready for school
[11:24.55]母亲帮助他们准备上学、
[11:27.05]and to make their breakfast,
[11:28.93]做早餐。
[11:30.81]in contrast,modern children are more independent.
[11:33.68]相反，现代的孩子更独立。
[11:36.56]They have to get up early in the morning and get ready for school.
[11:38.98]他们必须早晨早起，做好上学的准备。
[11:41.41]Their mother is bury getting ready for work,
[11:43.60]母亲忙于准备上班，
[11:45.78]so they may even have to make their own breakfast.
[11:48.26]所以孩子甚至自己做早餐。
[11:50.74]In conclusion, the American family of today
[11:53.22]总之，今日的美国家庭
[11:55.70]is different from the family of fifty  years ago.
[11:57.98]不同于50年前的家庭。
[12:00.25]In the modern family,the roles of the father,mother,
[12:03.07]在现代家庭中，随着越来越多的妇女外出工作
[12:05.89]and children have changed as more and more women work outside the home.
[12:09.01]父亲、母亲、孩子的作用已经改变。
[12:12.13]The next century
[12:13.61]下个世纪
[12:15.09]may bring more important changes to the American family structure.
[12:17.61]可能给美国家庭的结构带来更大的变化，
[12:20.13]It should be interesting to see.
[12:21.96]能够目睹这一现象将是饶有兴味的。