口语分校“家人 family member or the flesh and blood”

来源：环球教育网　www.ielts.com.cn 2006-8-21

题目　家人 family member or the flesh and blood
1. Can you describe your family?
Sure. I live with my grandparents and parents, which is called three generations living under a roof.
是的。我和祖父母以及父母住在一起。在中国这被称为三世同堂。
2. Is your family a typical one in China?
Actually I am not quite sure about what family can be called typical one. But, living under a roof is really prevalent in China, because the housing is limited.
事实上，我并不是很清楚什么样的家庭能够被称为“典型”，但是由于住房条件有限，几 代人同 住的现象在中国很普遍，。
3. Did family structure change a lot in China in past years?
I think so. In the past the dominant family structure was three or four generations under a roof, while now a small family with three or four is the main stream of family structure.
是的。过去的家庭结构以四世同堂为主；而现在三、四个人组成的小家庭是占大多数。
4. What changes about women’s status take place in a family?
In the past, the main role of women in a family was to do household chores and educated the children. At present, thanks to the improvement of women’s status, more and more women can have the jobs and even careers they prefer to.过去的女性在家庭中的角色就是做家务和教育孩子。现在由于女性的地位越来越高，更多的女性可以做他们想做的工作甚至开创事业。
5. Who is responsible for household chores in family of China?
In the past, women are mainly responsible for the household chores. At present, the married couple will share all of chores.过去的女性主要从事家务劳动。现在夫妇俩会共同来完成的家务。
6. Whether the government should pay women who do household chores?
It’s an interesting question, but I don’t think that the government is supposed to do that, because the revenue government collect should be used in other fields, such as the construction of public transition system.
这是一个很有意思的问题。我并不认为政府应该这样做。因为政府的财政税收应该被使 用在其 它诸如：公共交通的建设中。
7. What is the people’s opinion of giving a birth to a baby?
It depends. To have children is a great pleasure to the most of married couples, while some of people believe that children might bring about more troubles and even the inharmonic relations between husband and wife.
孩子可以为大多数的夫妻带来快乐。但是也有一些人认为孩子可能带来更多的麻烦，甚 至影响 夫妻之间和谐的关系。
8. Why some Chinese people want to have sons instead of daughter?
It’s a profound question and mainly discovered in China. It is probably because the daughters will eventually leave home to live in her husband’s fmily, while the sons can be permanent members in a family.
这是一个比较复杂的问题。在中国这种现象比较普遍。这可能是由于女儿最终要离家成 为别人 家的成员；而男孩子可以是一个家庭永远的成员。
9. What do you think of the one-baby family policy?
Generally speaking, the policy helps the nation be richer and powerful than before. Obviously, overpopulation does more harm than good to a nation. However, I don’t think the policy should last for a long run. After all, the question of the number of children should be left to their parents.
总的来讲，这项政策使得国家更加富强。很明显，人口过多将会导致更多的问题。但是我并不认为 这项政策会长期执行下去。毕竟生几个孩子的问题应该由他们的父母决定。
10. When do the children leave home to live alone?
In China, normally when the children get married, they might move to another place to live alone. However, owing to financial problems, they can also live with their parents until they find an appropriate house.
在中国当孩子们结婚后，他们都会搬到另一个地方居住。但是由于一些经济原因，他们也可能在找到 房子之前与父母合住一段时间。
11. What do you think of divorce?
Divorce isn’t a simple question because many situations might result in it. However, the effects of divorce are huge especially to the innocent kids.
由于很多问题可能会导致离婚，因此这并不是个简单的问题。但是，离婚对可怜的孩子们影响很大。
12. Why is the divorce rate increasing so rapidly?
True indeed, divorce cases are getting more and more today. I guess it is not good development. If the couples aren’t sure about marriage, they are supposed to consider it more carefully before they do it.
现在，离婚的案例正在逐渐增加。这并不是一个好的势头。如果情侣对婚姻并不是非常确定的话，他 们最好在考虑清楚之后再做出是否结婚的决定。