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最近大家都談“核”色變，好像核輻射隨時(shí)都有可能伴著風(fēng)雨來到中國。其實(shí)，真正的狀況并沒有我們想象的那么危急。不過，為了配合大家談“核”的熱情，小編今天特地選了一個(gè)跟nuclear有關(guān)的詞來講講。
A nuclear family is a family group consisting of a father and mother and their children, who share living quarters. This can be contrasted with an extended family. Nuclear families can have any number of children, own or adopted.
Nuclear family（核心家庭）指由一對夫妻及其子女組成，并且共同居住在同一屋檐下的家庭。與之相對的就是extended family（大家庭）。核心家庭中的子女，無論是親生的還是收養(yǎng)的，在數(shù)量上并無限制。
The term nuclear is used in its general meaning referring to a central entity or "nucleus" around which others collect.
這里的nuclear用的是它本意，即事務(wù)或人圍繞的“核心，中心”。
An extended family group is consisted of non-nuclear family members living together with nuclear family members. Often there could be many generations living under the same roof, depending on the circumstances.
Extended family（大家庭）則是由核心家庭成員及該家庭之外的成員組成的家庭，通常是幾代人共同生活在一起。
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（中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 Helen 編輯）
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