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In the United States, most families have two or three children, and there are also even larger families. Certainly, children live together with their parents. But when the children have families, they will move out and have their own houses. Parents usually keep in touch with their grown children and take great interest in their grandchildren. On holidays, members of the larger family, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, often have meals together. Both mother and father can have a voice in the family, but not all families are run this way. Many families still live by the old rule that father's word is law. Now, some mothers do not stay at home any longer. They also go out to work. Today, about 10 million American mothers with children under 18 have jobs. In some families, mothers have to work because the father can neither find jobs nor make enough money. In other families, the mother may work to make more money so the family can enjoy a better life. Many working mothers have to look for a cleaning woman one day or more days a week to help with housework and look after the children.
在美国，很多家庭有两个或个三个孩子，有些甚至更多。 一般情况下，孩子和他们的父母住在一起。但是，如果他们有了自己的家庭，就会搬出去，另外成家。父母仍然会和他们保持联系并且帮忙照顾孙子。在节假日的时候，大家庭的成员，包括祖父母、叔叔、阿姨和堂兄妹会经常聚餐。 通常父亲和母亲对家庭都有发言权，但是并不是所有家庭都这样。许多家庭仍然传统的以父亲的话语为主。 现在，很多母亲已经不再做全职家庭主妇，她们同样出去工作。如今，约有上千万的美国妇女在孩子18岁之前都在工作。在一些家庭里，因为父亲有时会找不到工作，赚不到足够的钱，所以母亲也需要工作以贴补家用。很多职业女性不得不请一周工作一天或者几天的清洁工来帮忙分担家务和照顾孩子。 ——译文来自: mannywang927