加上妻子的养老金,生活就不太困难了。РLater on, when the children grow up, the older couple can more easily live on the husband’s earnings plus the wife’s pension.Р4美国妇女的金字塔形状恰好相反,年轻妇女工作的人数较少,而岁数较大时,人数却增加了。РThe pyramid for American women is the opposite, with fewer young women employed, and the number increasing at older ages.Р5 许多年轻的美国母亲觉得呆在家里自己照顾孩子效果更好,等孩子长大些后,能比较独立的生产了,再去找工作。РMany young American mothers have found it more efficient to stay home, care for children themselves, and then find employment later when the children are older and more independent.Р生活费用的增加需要更多的美国年轻妇女帮助养家。РThe rising costs of living require more young American women to help support their families.Р7 要是送孩子上幼儿园和自己上下班的汽车坏了怎么办?РWhat if the car, necessary to get the child to the daycare center and herself to and from her job, breaks down?