研究生课程the no-child family详解注释.docx

unit 4 The No-child Family: Going AgainstPara 1Cathy and Wayne N. are in their late 20’s, have been married five years, and are childless. The last time a member of Cathy’s family asked, “When are you going to start a family?” Her answer was “We’re a family!” Para 2Cathy and Wayne belong to a growing number of young married couples who are deciding not to have children. A recent survey showed that in the last five years the percentage of wives aged 25 to 29 who did not want children had almost doubled and among those 18 to 24 it had almost tripled. What lies behind是…的原因 this decision which seems to fly in the face of悍然不顾 biology生物学 and society? Para 3Perhaps the most publicly公然的 outspoken直言不讳的 childless couple are Ellen Peck, author of The Baby Trap, and her husband, William, an advertising executive who is president of the National Organization for Non-Parents. The Pecks insist neither they nor the organization is against parenthood亲子关系, just against the social pressures that push people into parenthood whether it is what they really want and need or not.Para 4“It’s a life-style choice,” Ellen says. “We chose freedom and spontaneity自发, privacy and leisure. It’s also a question of where you want to give your efforts – within your own family or in the larger community. This generation faces serious questions about the continuity of life on earth as well as its quality. Our grandchildren may have to buy tickets to see the last redwoods红杉 or line up排队 to get their oxygen ration配给量. There are men who complain about being caught in a traffic jam for hours on their way home to their five kids but can’t make the association联想、协会 between the children and the traffic jam. In a world seriously threatened by the consequences后果 of overpopulation we’re concerned with making life without children acceptable and respectable值得尊敬的. Too many children are born as a result of cultural coercion强迫、压制. And the results show up in the statistics统计学 on divorce and child-abuse虐待儿童.”Para 5Her