美国家庭纵横（英汉对照）

本专辑共精选了14篇文章，从不同的角度展现西方社会，尤其是美国社会的婚姻及家庭生活。本书首先从整体上讲述西方社会中传统的婚俗、婚姻家庭生活，以及随着社会的发展人们的精神生活所经历的变化又如何反映在他们的现实生活中。随后，本书又从不同家庭成员的角度，具体地探讨了他们对家庭生活的不同感受以及他们对亲情的不同阐释。
本书力图为读者打开一扇了解世界的窗户，尽可能地了解西方社会的婚姻和家庭生活，了解他们的爱情、婚姻和家庭观念，取其精华，去其糟粕，从而更好地指导自己的生活。

家庭是社会的细胞，是爱的归宿，经历社会变革中的西方家庭是怎样的？但愿从这本小书中熊窥豹一斑；细细品味之余，使自己的家庭生活更健康、更充实。若能从原版的选文中欣赏英语，体会西方家庭的方方面面，取其精华，提高自身的生活质量，便是出版人的心愿。

美国家庭生活
美国式婚姻
父母离异感概何多
利恩夫妇
单亲家庭的喜与忧
女权即母性
成长
好父亲
与父亲和解
他在办公室
了解父亲
心不甘情不愿的父亲
起居室的“战争”
家庭暴力

In a ot of ways I wish my Mom would get remarded, because thenshe wouldn't have to worry so much about finances.But I'm sorry that myDad got remarried,because I feel left out a lot of times. And one thing Ireally worry about is that I think they want to have a baby, and I kmowthat if they do,it will be just like a replacement for me.That' s because Ionly see my Dad on weekends,and since be would see the baby more thanhe'd see me, he' d probably grow to like it more than be likes me,It couldhe a lot like what happenad with my dog Spunkur,I've had him for aboutsix years and I've always said I'll never love any dog as much as I lovehim.Well,a year ago I picked up a little black Labrador1 puppy from thepound,and now I find I'm not as friendly with Spunkur as I used to be.And I think Spunkur feels jealous, just like I would ff my Dad and mystepmother had a haby. My Dad said it wouldn't be that way, that we' d bea whole family and I' d have a little brother or sister, which would be a lotof fun,but I told him,"I.nok,hy the time the kid is old enough to talk,I'll be out of college. I' m not going to have anything to do with a baby.You know that it' s just a replacement for me ！"