美语情景对话 第1256期:Should mothers stay home with children? 母亲应该在家照顾孩子吗

Christophe: Hello, this is Christophe from Belgium and Aiste from Lithuania. Today's question is ... Should mothers stay home when the children are young? I think the mother's should definitely stay home. My mom was a single mother and she had to work immediately after the birth because she had to earn money to raise the children and I didn't really like that I preferred to have a mom that stays at home. You had a different situtation.

克里斯托夫：大家好，我是克里斯托夫，来自比利时，这位是艾斯蒂，来自立陶宛。今天的话题是，孩子小时候，母亲应该留在家里吗？我认为母亲绝对应该待在家里照顾孩子。我妈妈是单身母亲，她在生产后不得不马上工作，因为她要挣钱养孩子，我不喜欢那样，我希望妈妈留在家里照顾孩子。你的情况和我不一样。

Aiste: Well, young children ... My mom stayed with me for one year when I was really a baby and after she gave birth to me she made a break in her studies and she stayed with me for one year. Later I remember both my parents going to study or to work and some neighbor or my grandmother used to stay at home and take care of me but I went to kindergarten from two years old that's kind of early I think.

艾斯蒂：嗯，小孩子……我还是婴儿时，我妈妈在家照顾了我一年，她生产后暂停了学业，在家照顾了我一年。我记得，后来我父母就去上学或上班了，一些邻居或我的祖母会在家照顾我，我两岁时上的幼儿园，那个年龄是偏早的。

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重点讲解：
1. prefer to do sth. 更喜欢；偏好；
例句：Most of the students prefer to live out.
大多数学生情愿住在校外。
2. give birth to 生（孩子）；分娩；生育；
例句：His wife gave birth to twin girls.
她妻子生了一对双胞胎女孩。
3. used to do sth. 过去常常；过去曾；
例句：He used to be one of the professors at the School of Education.
他曾是教育学院的一名教授。
4. take care of 照顾；照看；看护；
例句：Don't worry yourself about me, I can take care of myself.
你别担心我，我能照顾好自己。