Working Mothers (職業(yè)母親)
Carefully conducted researches (仔細調(diào)查的研究)that have followed (跟蹤調(diào)查)the children of working mothers have not been able to show (表明;顯示) any long-term problems，compared with (與……相比)children whose mothers stayed at home. (與全職母親的孩子相比，對職業(yè)母親的孩子仔細進行的調(diào)查并沒有顯示這些孩子存在什么長期的問題。)
My personal (1) view (我個人的觀點是;或者：我個人認為) is that mothers should be allowed (被允許)to work if they wish. Whether we like it or not(不管我們喜歡還是不喜歡) ，there are a (2) number (a number of: 許多) of mothers who just have to work.. There are those who have invested (投資;投入了大半生)such a big part of their lives in establishing (創(chuàng)業(yè))a career that they cannot (3) afford to see it lost. (若失去這份事業(yè)，他們承受不起。)Then there are many who must work out of pure economic (4) necessity(out of necessity: 完全或者純粹出于經(jīng)濟需要). Many mothers are not (5) cut (cut out for something 或者 cut out to do something適合于;天生就是做某情的料)out to be full-time parents(許多母親天生不適合于做全職母親). After a few months at home with a much loved infant ，they feel trapped and isolated(受到了限制，被孤立了).
√afford (v.) (usu with can orcould 通常與can或could連用) be able to do sth without risk to oneself 能不冒風險而做某事物: I mustn't annoy my boss because I can't afford to lose my job, ie must not take the risk of losing my job. 我可得罪不起老板, 因為我舍不得丟掉這份工作. * You can ill afford to criticize others when you behave so badly yourself. 本身行為不正, 則不宜批評別人.
√be cut out for sth also be cut out to be sth [usually in questions and negatives]
to have the qualities that you need for a particular job or activity適合于做某事
In the end, I decided I wasn't cut out for the army.
Are you sure you're really cut out to be a teacher?
There are a number of options (許多選擇)when it (6) comes to choosing childcare. (when it comes to something:當涉及某事的時候：當涉及兒童托管的時候) These range from child minders (“看護孩子的人”被稱為“child minder”; nanny:保姆) and nannies through to Granny or the kind lady (7) across the street(街道對面). (8) In reality(在現(xiàn)實生活中), however ，many parents don't have any choice(沒有任何選擇的余地); they have to accept anything they can get. Be prepared! No (9) matter (不管;無論)how good the childcare may be ，some children are going to protest wildly (激烈*或反對)if they are left(被留下來). This is a (10) perfectly normal stage of child development(兒童成長過程中完全正常的階段). Babies separate well (嬰兒出生后的前六個月對與母親分開沒有感覺)in the first six months，but soon after that they start to get a crush on(迷戀) Mum and close family (11) members (迷戀媽媽或者親密的家庭成員). Make sure that in the first week you allow (12) plenty of time (保證有足夠的時間) to help your child settle in.(幫助孩子穩(wěn)定下來;幫助孩子安定下來)
√(have a crush on sb) (infml 口) strong but typically brief liking (for sb) (對某人的)強烈而短暫的喜愛, 迷戀: Schoolchildren often have/get crushes on teachers. 小學生往往很欽佩老師.)
All children are different. Some are independent, while others are more (13) attached to their mothers(be attached to somebody：迷戀母親). Remember that if you want to (14) do the best for your children ，it's not the quantity (數(shù)量)of time you spend with them，it's the (15) quality(質(zhì)量)that matters (重要). (你與孩子相處時間的長短并不重要，相處過程中的質(zhì)量才重要。)
√attached adj [pred 作表語] ~ (to sb/sth) full of affection for sb/sth 依戀﹑ 愛慕﹑ 留戀某人[某事物]: I've never seen two people so attached (to each other). 我從沒見過兩個人(彼此)這樣如膠似漆. * We've grown very attached to this house and would hate to move. 我們十分留戀這所房子, 真舍不得搬家.
√do the best for somebody: 為你的孩子做到
詞匯:
conduct v. 實施，實行 isolate v. 使隔離，使孤立
invest / in'vest / v. 投資 option n. 選項，選擇
establish v. 建立 nanny / 'næni /n. 保姆
economic adj. 經(jīng)濟上的 protest / prə'test / v. *
infant / 'infənt/ n. 嬰兒，幼兒 crush n: 迷戀
trap / træp / v. 使陷入困境，使受限制 quantity n. 數(shù)量