首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] "Family" is of course an elastic word. But when British peopl
[originaltext] "Family" is of course an elastic word. But when British peopl
游客
2024-03-02
10
管理
问题
"Family" is of course an elastic word. But when British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of "family" in its narrow, peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together alone in their own house as an economic and social unit. Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent family — hence the great importance of marriage in British life. For both the man and the woman, marriage means leaving one’s parents and starting one’s own life. The man’s first duty will then be to his wife, and the wife’s to her husband. He will be entirely responsible for her financial support, and she for the running of the new home. Their children will be their common responsibility and theirs alone. Neither the wife’s parents nor the husband’s, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles, have any right to interfere with them—they are their own masters.
Readers of novels like Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times marriage among wealthy families was arranged by the girl’s parents, that is, it was the parents duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement to lead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her. Until that time, the girl was protected and maintained in the parents’ home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry. It is very different today. Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially independent before their marriage. This has had two results. A girl chooses her own husband, and she gets no dowry.
选项
A、The husband should support the family while the wife should run the home.
B、They should both support the family financially.
C、They should do the housework together.
D、They are independent of each other.
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3497484.html
相关试题推荐
【B1】[br]【B11】[originaltext]Thingshavechangedinyourlife.Mostnotably
【B1】[br]【B9】[originaltext]Thingshavechangedinyourlife.Mostnotably,
【B1】[br]【B6】[originaltext]Thingshavechangedinyourlife.Mostnotably,
【B1】[br]【B5】[originaltext]Thingshavechangedinyourlife.Mostnotably,
【B1】[br]【B4】[originaltext]Thingshavechangedinyourlife.Mostnotably,
【B1】[br]【B3】[originaltext]Thingshavechangedinyourlife.Mostnotably,
[originaltext]Britishpeopleplaceconsiderablevalueonpunctuality,ifyo
[originaltext]M:Hi,Molly!Whatareyoudoinghere?W:Hi,Jack.Theusualthi
[originaltext]M:So,whatareyourthoughtsonthisproject?Tobehonest,I’m
[originaltext]M:So,whatareyourthoughtsonthisproject?Tobehonest,I’m
随机试题
[originaltext]M:Let’sgoswimmingoveratthestudentcenter.W:I’dliketo,
Thekoala,oneofAustralia’smosttreasuredcreatures,isintrouble?InQu
Literature,especially【T1】______,givespeopleagreaterappreciationforhi
在路基工程中,用于排除地面水的设施是()。A.暗沟 B.急流槽 C.渗沟
Directions: Writeanessayof160~200w
征收下列( )土地的,需要由国务院批准。A.基本农田一公顷 B.基本农田以外
下列有关妇女一生各阶段的生理特点叙述正确的是( )A.绝经卵巢功能逐渐衰退
甲利润中心常年向乙利润中心提供劳务,在其他条件不变的情况下,如果提高劳务的内部转
培训成果不包括(?)。A.研究成果 B.认知成果 C.技能成果 D.情感成
社区口腔卫生服务的任务包括( )。A.坚持政府领导部门协同 B.坚持低成本广
最新回复
(
0
)