Unit 1.2 中国家庭的变化

家庭

jiā tíng - family

变化

biàn huà - change

重

zhòng - heavy; serious

观念

guān niàn - idea, concept

多数

Duō shù - most

多子多福

duō zĭ duō fú - the more children one has, the more happiness

需要

xū yào - need

赡养

shàn yǎng - support, provide for

照顾

zhào gù - to look after

三代同堂

sān dài tóng táng - three generations living under the same roof

四代同堂

sì dài tóng táng - Four generations under the same roof

年幼

nián yòu - young， underage

只

zhǐ - only

好处

hǎo chu - benefit, good points, advantage

坏处

huà ichu - harm; disadvantage

热闹

rè nao - lively, bustling

安静

ān jìng - quiet

方便

fāng biàn - convenient

麻烦

má fan - troublesome

个人

gè rén - individual; personal; oneself

互相

hù xiāng - each other; mutually; mutual

空间

kōng jiān - space

特别是

tè bié shì - especially

仍然

réng rán - still; yet

存在

Cún zài - exist

变少

Biàn shǎo - become less/fewer

长辈

zhǎng bèi - elder generation

不一定

bù yí dìng - not necessarily

带来

dài lái - bring

福气

fú qì - good fortune

随着

suí zhe - along with; in the wake of; following

人口

rén kǒu - population

快速

Kuài sù - fast

增长

zēng zhǎng - to grow; to increase

政府

zhèng fǔ - government

实行

shí xíng - implement

计划

jì huà - plan

生育

shēng yù - give birth to

政策

zhèng cè - policy

分享

fēn xiǎng - to share; to partake (joy, happiness, wealth)

孤单

gū dān - alone, loneliness

关心

guān xīn - to care

进入

jìn rù - enter；join

世纪

shì jì - century

面临

miàn lín - facing

老龄

lǎo líng - elderly

劳动力

láo dòng lì - labor force

减少

jiǎn shǎo - to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

因此

yīn cǐ - therefore, so

开放

kāi fàng - open

后来

hòu lái - later, afterwards

提出

Tí chū - propose

鼓励

gǔ lì - to encourage