American family. Let’s take a look at some of the myths—and the facts that refute them. shatter: to break into many pieces 打碎，打破
Example: The poor man realized that his dreams had been shattered.
那个可怜的人认识到他的梦想已经破灭了。
refute: to prove to be false or incorrect 驳斥，反驳
Examples: It could not be refuted that the driver had been drunk.
那个司机确实喝醉了，这件事情无可辩驳。
I refuted him easily. 我轻松地驳倒了他。
3. (LL. 19~20) In the United States, most marriages are not fly-by-night and last a long time.
fly-by-night: lasting a very short time 暂时的
Example: Such novels came forward to enjoy fly-by-night popularity only.
这样的小说只是昙花一现的东西而已。
4. (LL. 24~26) You have to divide the time into different categories: simple physical and custodial functions and educational time or development time when a mother plays with the child.
custodial: providing protective supervision 监护的，看护的
Example: After his divorce, the father was given the custodial right of the children.
离婚后，父亲获得了对孩子的监护权。
三、练习答案（Key to Exercises）
Ⅰ. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C
. Complete the following passage based on the information learned from the
text.
1. past and current census data
2. other sociological research
3. going to hell
4. be replaced by some new child-care institutions 5. the high divorce rate
6. fly-by-night 7. teenage marriages Ⅴ. Paragraph Writing
8. compensate for working
1. Choose the best topic sentence and concluding sentence for the following two paragraphs. (There are two sentences you don’t need.)
(1) Topic Sentence: I have some news for you!
Concluding Sentence: Call me and let me know what’s happening. (2) Topic Sentence: Many aspects of human communication are nonverbal.
Concluding Sentence: So, body language in all its forms is a powerful tool for communication.
Part Six
Further Study
1. adopted family 领养家庭
2. black sheep 败家子
3. blended family 混合家庭
4. blood is thicker than water 血浓于水 5. blood relation 骨肉，血亲 6. boomerang generation 啃老族 7. cousins 堂（表）兄弟姐妹 8. dependant 依赖者 9. divorce 离婚 10. elder 长者
11. eldest 孩子中的老大 12. engage 订婚
13. extended family 大家庭
14. family circle 家庭圈子 15. family day care < 美 > 家庭托儿制（包括幼儿园及小学儿童）16. family man 有家室的人；顾家的男人 17. family tree 族谱
18. family planning 计划生育 19. generation gap 代沟 20. kin 家族，血缘关系
21. matriarch 女家长，女族长 22. nephew 侄子，外甥 23. next of kin 近亲 24. niece 侄女，外甥女 25. nuclear family 核心家庭 26. only child 独生子 / 女 27. paternal 父亲的
28. patriarch 家长，族长 29. provider 养家糊口的人 30. relative 亲戚
31. sibling 兄弟，姐妹，同胞 32. single-parent family 单亲家庭
33. the man of the house 养家糊口的人，一家之主
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