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single parent family/ 单亲家庭/ (dānqīn jiātínɡ)

A: Last weekend I went to Little Zhang's house to play, did you know that his father's cooking has gotten much more tastier than before?

你知道么,上周末我去小张家里玩,他爸爸做的饭可比之前好吃太多了？

(nǐ zhīdào me, shànɡzhōu mò wǒqù xiǎozhānɡ jiālǐ wán, tā bàbà zuòde fàn kěbǐ zhīqián hǎochī tàiduōle?)

B: Really? That's great. But, why is it that ever time I only hear you talk about his father, what about his mom?

是么？那太棒了。但怎么每次都听你提他爸爸,他妈妈呢？

(shìme?nà tàibànɡle.dàn zěnme měicì dōu tīnɡ nǐ tí tā bàbà, tā māmā ne?)

A: I've never seen her. His family is probably a single parent family.

我也没见过,他家也许是单亲家庭。

(wǒ yěméi jiànɡuò, tā jiā yěxǔ shì dānqīn jiātínɡ.)

B: Probably, but I feel that he hasn't been negatively impacted by his family environment, he is still very nice and open. 

可能吧,但我觉得他并没有受到家庭环境的影响,依然善良开朗。

(kěnénɡ bā, dàn wǒjuédé tā bìnɡ méiyǒu shòudào jiātínɡ huánjìnɡ de yǐnɡxiǎnɡ, yīrán shànliánɡ kāilǎnɡ.)

A: I can't imagine what it would feel like to not have the company of a mother, but I feel that kids from a single parent family should not be treated differently.

我想象不到没有母亲陪伴的感觉,但我却认为单亲家庭的孩子不应该被区别对待。

(wǒ xiǎnɡxiànɡ bùdào méiyǒu mǔqīn péibàn de ɡǎnjué, dàn wǒquè rènwéi dānqīn jiātínɡde háizǐ bùyīnɡɡāi bèi qūbié duìdài.)

B: I think that being a single mother or father requires a strong sense of responsibility.

我认为做一个单亲妈妈或者单亲爸爸需要更大的责任感。

(wǒ rènwéi zuò yīɡè dānqīn māmā huòzhě dānqīn bàbà xūyào ɡènɡdàde zérèn ɡǎn.)

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