Families in different countries are different.
不同国家的家庭是不同的。
Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries.
大多数美国家庭比其他国家的家庭更小。
Most American families have one or two parents and each family has two or more children.
大多数美国家庭有一到两位父母，每个家庭有两个或更多孩子。
Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up.
美国的孩子长大后会离开父母的家。
They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs.
他们通常住在离父母较远的地方，因为他们想找好工作。
They often write to their parents or telephone them.
他们经常给父母写信或打电话。
And they often go to visit their parents on holidays.
而且他们常在节假日去看望父母。
Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs.
父母通常让孩子自己选择工作。
Americans think it is important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
美国人认为年轻人自己决定人生很重要。
Today, the families in China are also small.
如今，中国的家庭也变小了。
Most Chinese families have one or two parents. But each family may have only one kid.
大多数中国家庭有一到两位父母，但每个家庭可能只有一个孩子。
When the kids in China grow up, some may live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs, other kids may live with their parents because they don’t want to leave their parents alone.
当中国的孩子长大后，有些人可能会因为想找好工作而远离父母生活，另一些孩子则可能与父母同住，因为他们不想让父母孤单。
Some of the parents in China don’t let their children choose their own jobs.
一些中国父母不让孩子自己选择工作。
They choose jobs for their kids. Most of them think they can give their kids a better future.
他们替孩子选择工作，大多数人认为自己能给孩子更好的未来。
It’s not good for young people.
这对年轻人来说并不好。
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