According to the latest survey by NSPCC, busy mums and dads in Britain manage to spend just 49 minutes in every 24 hours with their children and each other–hardly enough time to share a meal.
　　英國(guó)防止虐待兒童學(xué)會(huì)最新調(diào)查顯示，英國(guó)父母平均每日僅有49分鐘能和孩子真正相處，“還不到英國(guó)人吃一頓飯的時(shí)間”。

        The survey, of 3,000 parents and 1,000 children, found that more than two-thirds of parents blame financial pressures for getting in the way of family life. Most mums and dads considered days out and holidays to be the highest quality family time. But the same proportion of children say they would choose quality time at home with their parents over an expensive day out.
　　該項(xiàng)調(diào)查針對(duì)英國(guó)3000名父母和1000名兒童展開。超過(guò)2/3的父母稱，是金融危機(jī)導(dǎo)致他們無(wú)法花更多的時(shí)間在家庭成員身上。絕大多數(shù)父母稱休息日是家庭團(tuán)聚的最佳時(shí)刻，可以“外出度周末”等。但2/3的孩子卻說(shuō)，比起在外玩樂一天，他們“更愿意和父母在家享受團(tuán)聚時(shí)光”。

        The poll also found that 55 percent of all parents blame their partner for failing to devote enough time to the family, and the same proportion described family as the most important thing in life. So even though the concept of the family appears to be fluid, it is unlikely the essential function of the family will change.
　　另有55%的成人抱怨配偶花在家庭的時(shí)間太少。與此同時(shí)，相同比例的受訪者認(rèn)為家庭生活是“一生中最重要的事”。受訪者稱，家庭觀念雖已淡化，但家庭對(duì)每個(gè)人的意義并未改變。

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