生活英語情景主題:要不要和父母住在一起？？

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N: do you think chinese families have changed much in the last 50 years?
S: I think families everywhere have changed a lot in the last 5 decades.
N: what do you think is the biggest change?
S: well, in the past, three or four generations would li8ve together under the same roof. Nowadays, living in the same city as one’s relatives in becoming rare.
N: that’ true. You know, some husbands and wives don’t even live in the same city any more.
S: would you ever consider having your parents live with you when they get older?
N: I guess I’m a bit old-fashioned. I’d rather have my parents live with me than live in a retirement room.
S: that’s very respectable, but I could never live with my parents. I usually only see them at our christmas celebration—and that’s enough!
N: how about your other siblings? Do they spend a lot of time with your parents?
S: two of my sisters still live at home, even they have already graduated from university and have jobs. They enjoy spending their free time with my parents. I guess in that respect, I’m the back sheep of the family.
N: I see. Do your parents ever ask you to come home to visit them more often?
S: they’re always asking me to come home, but I think our relationship is better if we keep a distance from each other. Whenever we see each other, all we do is fight.
N: well, you know what they say. You can choose your friends, but not your family.

對於最近這50年來中國家庭模式的變化你有什麼看法？
我覺得世界各地的家庭這些年來都有很大的變化。
那你覺得變化最大的是哪個方面？
嗯，過去常常是三代或者四代同堂。而如今，親戚們能住在一個城市的情況都很少見了。
沒錯，要知道，現在有些夫妻都不一定能住在同一個城市裏。
你有沒有想過你父母年紀大了以後你會陪他們一起住？
我覺得自己還是抱着老觀念。希望父母能和我住在一起而不是去養老院。
你能這麼想真是很不錯。但是我絕不會和我父母住在一起。我通常是和他麼一起過聖誕節---這就足夠了。
你那其他的兄弟姐妹呢？他們會花很多時間陪你父母嗎？
我的兩個妹妹儘管已經大學畢業，而且工作也不錯，但她們還是住在家裏。她們很樂於把閒暇的時間都用來陪父母。我想從這方面看，我是家裏的異類。
哦，我明白了，那你父母要求過你多回家看看他們嗎？
他們總想讓我常回家看看。但是我覺得我們之間還是保持一點距離比較好。因爲我們只要一見面總會爭執不休。
哦，你知道那句老話吧，你可以挑朋友，但家庭可是沒得選。

We had our big family get-together on christmas eva.
我們全家人歡聚在一起慶祝聖誕節。