Dialogue
描述丁克家庭
Describing DINK Couples
miáoshù dīnkè jiātíng
Dialogue 1
A
你们家没有孩子吗?
Nǐmen jiā méiyǒu háizi ma?
You don't have children?
B
是啊,我们是丁克家庭。
Shì a,wǒmen shì dīnkè jiātíng。
No, we're a DINK couple.
C
丁克家庭?那是什么?
Dīnkè jiātíng?Nà shì shénme?
DINK couple? What's that?
A
就是选择不要孩子的夫妇。
Jiùshì xuǎnzé bù yào háizi de fūfù。
It's a couple who chooses not to have children.
B
我们觉得这样生活更自由,可以专注于自己的事业和兴趣爱好。
Wǒmen juéde zhèyàng shēnghuó gèng zìyóu,kěyǐ zhuānzhù yú zìjǐ de shìyè hé xìngqù àihào。
We feel that this lifestyle gives us more freedom to pursue our careers and hobbies.
C
哦,我明白了。你们的生活一定很精彩!
Ó,wǒ míngbái le。Nǐmen de shēnghuó yīdìng hěn jīngcǎi!
Oh, I see. Your life must be very exciting!
Dialogue 2
A
听说你们是丁克家庭,是怎么考虑的?
Tīngshuō nǐmen shì dīnkè jiātíng,shì zěnme kǎolǜ de?
I hear you're a DINK couple. How did you decide on that?
B
我们俩都比较喜欢自由自在的生活,不想被孩子束缚。
Wǒmen liǎ dōu bǐjiào xǐhuan zìyóu zìzài de shēnghuó,bù xiǎng bèi háizi shùfù。
We both prefer a free and easy life and don't want to be tied down by children.
C
那你们老了怎么办呢?
Nà nǐmen lǎo le zěnme bàn ne?
What about when you get old?
B
我们有养老计划,也会互相照顾。
Wǒmen yǒu yǎnglǎo jìhuà,yě huì hùxiāng zhàogù。
We have retirement plans and will take care of each other.
A
看来你们想得很周全啊!
Kàn lái nǐmen xiǎng de hěn zhōuquán a!
It sounds like you've thought it through very carefully!