外國人最想和你聊的文化話題：丁克一族

     What's a DINKWAD? A DINKWAD is an acronym which stands for "double income, no kids, with a dog". It's an extension of a DINK(double income, no kids), not to be confused with a DINKY (double income, no kids yet) or a DINKEM (double income, no kids, excessive mortgage).
     "丁狗族"是什么意思呢？"丁狗族"是來源于DINKWAD這個英文縮寫，代表的是"雙收入，沒孩子，養(yǎng)寵物狗"的家庭。這個說法是在"丁克"（雙收入，沒孩子）這個概念的基礎上延伸出來的。不要和"丁期"(雙收入，還沒孩子)以及"丁啃"（雙收入，沒孩子，高按揭）混淆。
     The acronym DINK-double income, no kids-originated in the US in the 1960s.
     丁克家庭(夫妻二人都工作但沒有孩子的英文縮寫)源于上個世紀六十年代的美國。
     DINK family phenomenon has been widespread throughout metropolis in china.
     "丁克"這種家庭現(xiàn)象在中國的大都市已經(jīng)相當普遍。
     As a new style of family, "DINK" brings great impact to Chinese traditional opinions of procreation and affects society deeply.
     作為一種新型的家庭形式，"丁克"家庭的出現(xiàn)極大地沖擊了中國傳統(tǒng)的生育觀，并對當今社會產(chǎn)生了深遠影響。
     Fearing that children might constrain their freedom, married working women began to avoid pregnancy; the result was that there arose many busy, prosperous young DINK couples.
     由于擔心孩子會限制自己的自由，結了婚的職業(yè)女性開始避孕，結果是出現(xiàn)了許多忙忙碌碌而事業(yè)成功的丁克夫婦。
     On the other hand, in the society the old people live alone and "the pure old family" composes only the old persons already in fact form the fact of lack the next generation or one after next generation, thus constituted "the old age DINK".
     另一方面，老齡社會中的獨居老人及完全由老人組成的"純老家庭"已經(jīng)事實上形成了下一代或者下下代的缺失，從而構成了"老齡丁克"。
     The expanded connotation and the extension of "DINK" have already caused "a DINK community" to become the special community which expanded gradually in the modern society.
     "丁克"在內(nèi)涵和外延上的擴大，已經(jīng)使"丁克群體"成為現(xiàn)代社會中一個逐漸壯大的特殊群體。
     Dinky families keep on increasing at present.
     目前丁克家庭的數(shù)量正在不斷增加。
     We should attempt to explore this kind of family pattern in which traditional family plays the leading role and the supporting role so that a virtuous circle could be formed between them.
     我們應該探索這種以核心家庭為主，以丁克家庭為輔助和補充的家庭模式，使核心家庭與丁克家庭形成一種動態(tài)的良性循環(huán)關系。
     Recently, "DINK" became a hot topic for discussion again on the Internet.
     最近，"丁克"再次成為了網(wǎng)絡熱議的焦點。
     DINK, originated from abroad, which is a life style, means double income, no kids.
     丁克，源于國外的一種生活方式，即雙份收入，沒有孩子。
     It has been kept in the mind of Chinese for so long that child is an indispensable part of a family, and also it can carry on the family line and consolidate marital relations.
     一直以來，在中國人的觀念中，孩子是不可或缺的一部分，也有著傳宗接代，鞏固夫妻感情的作用。
     However, for various reasons, this concept and way of life of Dink has gradually been known to the Chinese people and has been accepted by them.
     但是基于各種原因，丁克這個觀念和生活方式也漸漸被中國的大眾所熟知和接受。
     More than a quarter of respondents would opt for a "DINK" lifestyle.
     超過四分之一的受訪者表示想做"丁克族"。
     The childless couple boom reflects the lack of confidence in their marriage in this ever-changing society.
     現(xiàn)在越來越多的夫妻不要孩子，這反映了他們面對這個日益變化的社會，對自己的婚姻沒有信心。
     They choose to have no kid not for romance but for practical reasons.
     他們選擇不要孩子，不是想浪漫而是出于現(xiàn)實考慮。
     They consider children as a heavy burden.
     他們認為孩子是沉重的負擔。
     One or two decades ago, there would be gossip around a married but childless couple.
     十幾二十年前，如果一對夫婦沒有孩子，人們一定會對他們議論紛紛。
     They don't want children to spoil their marriage.
     他們不想讓孩子影響他們的婚姻。
     It's a personal choice whether to have children or not.
     要不要孩子，這是個人的選擇。