雅思高分词汇丨大家庭与小家庭

　　♦strength n.力;力量

　　But with the change of social structure and the increasing strength ofindividual independence, the number of small families is growing larger.

　　但是随着社会结构的变化和个人独立性的不断增强，小家庭的数量不断增多。

　　♦in time of need 在需要的时候

　　The benefit of a large family is that people can help each other in time ofneed.

　　大家庭的优点是可以在需要的时候互相帮助。

　　♦conflict n.冲突

　　However, many people living together is sure to have some conflicts.

　　然而，很多人生活在一起必然会产生很多矛盾。

　　♦in other words 换句话说

　　In other words, there is almost no privacy.

　　换句话说，几乎没有隐私。

　　♦opposite n.相反的事物

　　The good and bad sides of a small family are just the opposite of a largefamily.

　　小家庭的好处和坏处正好同大家庭的相反。

　　♦under the mask of 在…假面具之下；借…之名
The people of a small family do not have to do what they do not likeunder the mask of happiness.

　　小家庭的成员可以不必为了假装幸福而做他们不愿意做的事情。

　　♦take care of 照顾

　　Of course, the young couple are busier than those of a large family in tak-ing care of children.

　　当然，在照顾孩子方面年轻夫妇就要比那些生活在大家庭中的夫妇更加忙碌

♦latter adj.(两者中)后者的;较后的

　　Asked whether I like a large family or a small family, I would answer: Ilike the latter.

　　如果要问我喜欢大家庭还是小家庭，我会回答:我喜欢后者。

　　♦keep in touch with 与…保持联系

　　It is important to keep in touch with your relatives if you have a smallfamily, and especially, to support your parents when they are old.

　　如果你生活在小家庭中，要和你的亲戚保持联系，特别是当你的父母年老的时候要赡养他们，这一点很重要。

　　♦hear from 接到…的信

　　Every time when I heard from my family, especially from my brothers orsisters I felt happy and warm.

　　每当我收到家里的来信时，尤其是兄弟姐妹给我写的信，我就会感到幸福和温暖。

　　♦according to 根据

　　According to my experience, I believe there are more advantages growingin a large family than in a family with only one child.

　　根据我的经验，我认为成长在一个大家庭里比在只有一个孩子的家里有许多优势。

　　♦apper v.看来；似乎

　　I never felt lonely in my large family while the only child often appearedlonely.

　　在大家庭里我从未感觉到孤独，而独生子女经常孤零零的。

　　♦privide v.供应；供给

　　My large family provided me such a beneficial environment that I couldgrow up with pleasure.

　　我的大家庭给我提供了一个有益的环境，让我可以快乐地成长。