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Simpson and Cindy got married in 2011 and had two children, Linda and Jackson. Unluckily, Simpson and Cindy’s marriage didn’t work out and they got divorced (离婚) in 2016. The children live with Cindy. In 2018, Cindy remarried. Her new husband, Martin, has three children from his previous (先前的) marriage and they visit Cindy, Martin, Linda and Jackson at weekends. Then Cindy and Martin had a child, a boy who is half brother to Linda and Jackson and also to Martin’s three other children.
Cindy’s family might have seemed strange many years ago, but nowadays this kind of mixed family is increasingly common in the UK. Some British children live with one “birth” parent and a step-parent — a parent who isn’t their biological mother or father.
What does this mean for the parents in these mixed families? “There are difficulties and challenges,” says Cindy. “Different families have different lifestyles, and it can be difficult for children to move between their two families. Birthdays and holidays can be tricky. Where do the children go? Who should they spend their time with? Things that might be simple in a ‘traditional’ family can be complicated (复杂的).”
How about the children? Martin’s eldest child Ella, is 12. “I like my two families,” she says. “I live with my mum but visit my dad quite often. I’m happy that my mum and dad get along OK. They’re not married any more, but it’s good they can still be friends.”
Of course, divorce and separation are never easy, but many UK families are finding ways to make family life work in new ways.
1. How many children live with Martin and Cindy?
______
2. When do Martin and his first wife’s three children visit him?
______
3. What is a step-parent?
______
4. What does Cindy feel about her mixed family?
______
5. What do you think of the mixed families?
______
Simpson and Cindy got married in 2011 and had two children, Linda and Jackson. Unluckily, Simpson and Cindy’s marriage didn’t work out and they got divorced (离婚) in 2016. The children live with Cindy. In 2018, Cindy remarried. Her new husband, Martin, has three children from his previous (先前的) marriage and they visit Cindy, Martin, Linda and Jackson at weekends. Then Cindy and Martin had a child, a boy who is half brother to Linda and Jackson and also to Martin’s three other children.
Cindy’s family might have seemed strange many years ago, but nowadays this kind of mixed family is increasingly common in the UK. Some British children live with one “birth” parent and a step-parent — a parent who isn’t their biological mother or father.
What does this mean for the parents in these mixed families? “There are difficulties and challenges,” says Cindy. “Different families have different lifestyles, and it can be difficult for children to move between their two families. Birthdays and holidays can be tricky. Where do the children go? Who should they spend their time with? Things that might be simple in a ‘traditional’ family can be complicated (复杂的).”
How about the children? Martin’s eldest child Ella, is 12. “I like my two families,” she says. “I live with my mum but visit my dad quite often. I’m happy that my mum and dad get along OK. They’re not married any more, but it’s good they can still be friends.”
Of course, divorce and separation are never easy, but many UK families are finding ways to make family life work in new ways.
1. How many children live with Martin and Cindy?
______
2. When do Martin and his first wife’s three children visit him?
______
3. What is a step-parent?
______
4. What does Cindy feel about her mixed family?
______
5. What do you think of the mixed families?
______
答案
Three (children live with them).
; (They visit him) at weekends.
; A parent who isn’t the child’s biological mother or father.
; There are difficulties and challenges.
; Parents will have many difficulties and challenges.
; (They visit him) at weekends.
; A parent who isn’t the child’s biological mother or father.
; There are difficulties and challenges.
; Parents will have many difficulties and challenges.
