20090807 -- A Dad For Dad (1)

A Dad For Dad

Get ready to celebrate Dad's big day

Day in, day out, dad take on the many complex responsibility of parenting. Now, a special day to thank them has come. What can we do? The answer may be simpler than you think. The following dads open up about what's important to them on Father's Day. "The great thing about being a father," says Andrew, an expatriate in Hong Kong, "is seeing your kids grow up. The trick is to learn how to enjoy every stage!"

For Father's Day
"The best thing I can get is TIME with my daughter and two sons: a chance to chat, eat and drink, and enjoy each other's company!" He adds, "Of course they shold pay!" Time with their families ranked high on many dad's lists. Christian from Canada says, "I would like my whole family together again [for Father's Day]. My daughter and son-in-low far away. It would be great to share a day with everyone." Vascily, who is from Russia, expresses a similar sentiment: "I would like to have all my kids, brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles ... 30 to 40 people come together for a meal at my house."


day in, day out 日復一日
=> you doning thing continually with fail
=> doing every single day
eg: Day in, day out, Ben sits at his desk. He is always in his office.
eg: Day in, day out, we go to the same places, do the same kinds of work, and eat the same kind of food.
eg: Day in and day out, no matter what the weather is like, Sandy jogs 5 miles.

open up 敞開心暢談
=> open up their heart to talk with us
open up about something
eg: David opened up and told us his mother had passed away when he was young.
eg: After I was with the boy several days, he finally opened up about his tragic past.

trick n. 秘訣/招數/手法
eg: The trick to liking coffee is drinking it often.
eg: The article tells you 10 tricks to make microwave food delicious.
eg: The trick of staying young is to laugh a lot every day.

in-law n.
=> relatives by law or relatives because of marriage
=> 你和你老婆結婚後，你老婆的媽媽就是your mother-in-law
eg: Jessie's mother-in-law often asks when she will have a child.


parenting n. 對子女的養育
=> the act of being parents to a child
=> bring up a child

expatriate n. 棄原國籍者/移居國外者
=> a person who live in the foreign country


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parenting n. 教養/養育/對子女的養育
=> how you raise a child

parenting tips 教養技能
parenting styles 教養方式

strick 嚴格
lenient 寬大

empty nest 空巢家庭
empty nest syndrome 空巢症候群
=> feel lonely

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Time with their families ranked high on many dad's lists.
=> Many dads would view time with their families as one of their top choices.

rank high
=> to be placed in a top position on a scale of importance
=> to describe how important/successful something is

eg: Finding a part-time jobs ranks high on Frank's list of things to do.
eg: For weeks, the singer's newest album has ranked high on every music chart around the world.