英语技巧：Lifelong Parenting

重点词汇预告

1 unprecedented

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

2 breakdown

n.垮，衰竭；损坏，故障，倒塌

参考例句：

• She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
• The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障，但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。

3 ridicule

v.讥讽，挖苦；n.嘲弄

参考例句：

• You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people.你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
• Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。

4 perfectly

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

5 altruistic

adj.无私的，为他人着想的

参考例句：

• It is superficial to be altruistic without feeling compassion.无慈悲之心却说利他，是为表面。
• Altruistic spirit should be cultivated by us vigorously.利他的精神是我们应该努力培养的。

正文

    Also： life－long parenting．

    Example：

    An increasing number of young adults are moving back into their parents’homes after they have supposedly flown the nest． Soaring(不断上涨的） property prices， combined with unprecedented¹ levels of relationship breakdown² and greater career instability（不稳定）， mean that offspring（儿女）aged 20 to 30 are now returning to live with their parents more often and staying longer when they get there． Almost one in four of this age group is now living with parents， according to a study published today by the Social Market Foundation． The trend has given rise to a new phenomenon the report termed（称为） “lifelong parenting”． It is being supported by a change of attitude in young adults in which living with Mum and Dad is no longer seen as a source of ridicule³（嘲笑）． More than half of adult children living with their parents said they were perfectly⁴ happy to do so．

    Earliest example：

    “One of the reasons we choose dogs as pets that there appears to be in their attachment（依恋）for an altruistic⁵（无私心的） love， a willingness to please another without outward reward,” Fugal writes． “But we also choose them because we are helplessly programmed to do so．” In a recent interview（采访）， he expanded on the thought:“Humans are programmed for lifelong parenting． And pets don't hesitate to take advantage of this need in us．”