地道美语听力播客699: 各类家庭（双语）

Patricia: Okay, we’re nearly done setting up for the neighborhood party. I got some nametags with “father,” “mother,” and “kids” printed on them, with a space for people to write their names. It’ll be easier for people to introduce themselves and make friends.

帕特丽夏：好，我们基本上准备完邻居家的派对了。我看到一些标签上面印着“爸爸”“妈妈”“孩子”，标签上留有空白地方让人们写他们的名字。这样人们更方便介绍自己，结识新朋友。

Ed: The nametags are a good idea, but we have to keep in mind that in this day and age, there are a lot of unconventional families. We won’t just have nuclear or traditional families coming.

艾德：标签是个不错的注意，但是我们需要记住：在今天这个时代，有很多非传统的家庭，不仅仅有核心家庭或者传统家庭会来。

Patricia: I don’t see how that makes a difference.

帕特丽夏：我不明白有什么不同。

Ed: Don’t you? What if we have same-sex families? We need to be ready to hand out two “father” or two “mother” nametags. There are also a lot of stepfamilies with more than one set of parents.

艾德：你不明白?如果有同性家庭参加怎么办?我们需要准备一些两个“爸爸”和“妈妈”的标签。还有很多再婚家庭不止有一对父母。

Patricia: Well, the men are all “fathers” and the “women” are all mothers – that’s simple. I still don’t see the problem.

帕特丽夏：嗯，男士就是“爸爸们”，女士是“妈妈们”，这很简单啊，我还是没明白问题在哪儿。

Ed: What if the children are being raised by grandparents? Some of the men could be grandfathers and some of the women grandmothers.

艾德：倘若孩子被爷爷奶奶抚养长大呢?那一些男士就是爷爷们，女士就是奶奶们。

Patricia: Okay, we might have some of those families.

帕特丽夏：嗯，也许会有一些这样的家庭。

Ed: And don’t forget that some parents are divorced or are single parents. Their current partner may not be their spouse. It wouldn’t be appropriate to give them “father” or “mother” nametags. We might even get foster families, in which case, the nametags may not be applicable at all.

艾德：另外，别忘了有些家长离异或者是单亲家庭。他们现在的伴侣也许不是他们的配偶。如果给他们“爸爸”或“妈妈”的标签似乎不合适。或许还有收养家庭，这种情况下，这些标签似乎都不太合适。

Patricia: I give up. Forget I ever brought up these nametags. I’ll get blank ones with nothing on them.

帕特丽夏：我放弃，忘掉我拿的这些标签，我会弄一些空白页。

Ed: That’s a good idea. Given the complexity we live in today, choosing simplicity might be the way to go!

艾德：这不主意不错。考虑到当今复杂的生活形势，简易也许是最可行的办法。