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英全职爸爸家庭生活态度调查

文章来源：未知文章作者：meng 发布时间：2010-06-19 06:04 字体： [ ]　

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modern working fathers now spend so much time at the office they consider their primary role to be 'breadwinner' rather than 'father'.

如今的职场爸爸们因过分忙于工作，竟认为自己在家中的主要任务是“养家糊口”，而不是做“爸爸”。

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no say: three quarters of fathers polled wish they spent less time working and more time with their kids

researchers studied the attitudes towards family life of 2,500 dads around britain who work ².

they were asked to identify the roles they perceived as their key responsibilities within their own family unit.

³（摇晃地，蹒跚地） , three quarters of those questioned said they saw themselves more as a breadwinner（养家糊口的人） than they did as a father.

just one in two identified 'dad' as their first ⁴ while a similar number picked 'husband'.

other roles which many of them they felt they occupied were 'gardener', 'driver', 'repairman' and 'chef'.

the study, carried out by discount（折扣） ⁵（证件，凭单） site savoo.co.uk to mark fathers' day, also found seven out of ten dads would like more time with their kids.

simon bird for savoo.co.uk said: 'it's worrying so many fathers see their role as putting food on the table, rather than as a father figure.

'they don't want to feel distanced from their family, but long office hours and ⁶ daily ⁷（通勤） means millions of dads miss out on valuable time with their kids.

'they feel under pressure to provide a ⁸ standard of living for their family, but in doing so are potentially damaging their relationship with their children.

'it's a difficult balancing act, but it's important to spend time with children and partners at the weekend and anytime during the day.

'trying to eat dinner around the table three or four times a week, playing football at the park or hearing the kids read will all help family bonding（粘合，压焊） .

'that's why we want children and partners to celebrate father's day this sunday, to show fathers they are appreciated, and for everything they do.'

the study, carried out between the 9th and 11th june, asked dads to select what they felt that their main role was.

seventy four percent picked 'breadwinner', 53 percent picked 'father', 52 percent ⁹ for（选择） 'husband' and 18 percent went for 'gardener'.

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1
剪去了树梢的；剪了毛[发]的；秃头的；锯了角的
参考例句：
they polled the cattle. 他们把这头牛的角切短了。 they polled the president. 他们对总统进行民意测验。

2
adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的
参考例句：
a full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。 i don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

3
难以置信地；令人震惊地；摇晃地；蹒跚地
参考例句：
yet for company employees this is not an option, no matter how staggeringly daft the course. 不过对企业员工来说，这却不是一条可取之道，不论这课程傻到了什么程度。 she enters, sunny, self-possessed, and giving a staggeringly convincing exhibition of ease of manner. 她走进来，和和气气的，态度从容，表现出非常自然的样子。

4
n.优先处理的事，居先，优先（权）
参考例句：
the development of the national economy is a top priority.发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。 things should be taken up in order of priority.办事应有个先后次序。

5
n.收据；传票；凭单，凭证
参考例句：
the government should run a voucher system.政府应该施行凭证制度。 whenever cash is paid out,a voucher or receipt should be obtained.无论何时只要支付现金，就必须要有一张凭据或者收据。

6
adj.漫长的，冗长的
参考例句：
we devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。 the professor wrote a lengthy book on napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

7
上下班路程( commute的名词复数 )
参考例句：
she commutes from oxford to london every day. 她每天上下班往返于牛津与伦敦之间。 barbara lives in oxford and commutes. 芭芭拉住在牛津，通勤往来。

8
adj.象样的，不错的，体面的，正派的，恰当的
参考例句：
we want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。 there isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。

9
v.选择，挑选( opt的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
she was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。 after graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。

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