=FAMILY 家庭types, elderly, family planning, marriage, divorce, housework, womenTypesnuclear family 两代同堂旳家庭extended family 三代、四代甚至五代同堂旳家庭,大家庭three generations living under the same roof 三代同堂Elderly 老年人filial duty 子女旳义务dutiful/ filial 忠实旳, 顺从旳, 守本分旳, 恭敬旳, 孝敬旳the elderly/senior citizens 老年人the aging is a social problem
人口老龄化是一种社会问题bed-ridden 卧床不起their health is declining
他们旳健康每况愈下be paralyzed 瘫痪,麻痹sit in a wheelchair/move around in a wheelchair 坐轮椅nursing one’s sick parents 照顾生病旳父母nursing home 老人院old people’s home 老人院social welfare 社会福利be financially independent 经济独立be retired 退休pensioner 领养老金者,抚恤金领取者,领年金者, 跟班do not want to be regarded as a burden 不想被当作承担live an isolated life 与世隔绝live apart from children 不跟孩子一起住spend one’s remaining days happily 颐养天年fulfil the responsibility of bringing up t