2016年12月英语四级作文范文试题：孩奴

　　孩奴

　　1. 现在有些父母成为“孩奴”

　　2. 出现这种现象的原因

　　3. 这种现象可能产生的影响

　　作文范文：

　　Parents’ Being Slaves to Children

　　Parents’ being slaves to their children or “child’s slave” is nowadays a hot topic in China. It refers to young parents who have to spend a large part of their income on children. These parents feel great strain under the burden of raising a child and struggle hard to make as much money as possible.

　　The cost of raising a child in China is becoming greater and greater. But economic pressure is not the only reason that makes young parents “child’s slave”. Parents’ competing with each other in trying to provide the best possible living conditions for their children should also be blamed.

　　If this problem continues, it would affect parents and the development of our country. These parents would suffer from huge economic pressure, which may pose a threat to their marriages or physical and mental health. On the other hand, to avoid being slaves, some couples are unwilling to have children.

　　unwilling ['ʌn'wiliŋ] adj. 不愿意的

　　avoid [ə'vɔid] vt. 避免，逃避

　　mental ['mentl] adj. 精神的，脑力的，精神错乱的

　　affect [ə'fekt] vt. 影响，作用，感动

　　threat [θret] n. 威胁，凶兆

　　strain [strein] n. 紧张，拉紧，血统

　　pressure ['preʃə] n. 压力，压强，压迫