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【今日句子】
However, Griffin says charging your adult child rent can be good for your relationship long-term. As well as alleviating any financial burdens caused by their homecoming, it sets healthy boundaries and stops your child from becoming too comfortable and it gives them the added incentive to leave the home and have an independent, autonomous lifestyle. Griffin also reminds parents to respect their adult child’s lifestyle choices, “If they are contributing to the household, it may no longer be appropriate to have a say in how they spend their time or resources.”
思考题：
Charging adult children rents can ___.
A.alleviate their financial burdens
B.prevent them from moving out
C.make parents more open-minded
D.encourage them to be self-reliant
⏰ 选好答案，下滑查看解析
【句子解析】
第一句：
However, Griffin says charging your adult child rent can be good for your relationship long-term.
参考译文：然而，格里芬说，向你的成年子女收取租金对你们的关系长期有益。
第二句：
As well as alleviating any financial burdens caused by their homecoming, it sets healthy boundaries and stops your child from becoming too comfortable and it gives them the added incentive to leave the home and have an independent, autonomous lifestyle.
参考译文：除了减轻他们回家可能造成的任何经济负担外，收租设定了健康的边界，不让孩子过得太舒服，并为他们提供了离开家且拥有独立、自主的生活方式的额外动力。
第三句：
Griffin also reminds parents to respect their adult child’s lifestyle choices, “If they are contributing to the household, it may no longer be appropriate to have a say in how they spend their time or resources.”
参考译文：格里芬还提醒父母尊重成年子女的生活方式选择，“如果他们在为家庭做贡献，那么对他们怎么支配时间或资源方面指手划脚可能就不合适了。
【答案及解析】
Charging adult children rents can ___.
向成年子女收取租金可以___。
A. alleviate their financial burdens
（减轻他们的经济负担）
B. prevent them from moving out
（防止他们搬出去）
C. make parents more open-minded
（让父母更开明）
D. encourage them to be self-reliant
（鼓励他们依靠自己）
答案选D。
这三句话其实就是典型的 论点+论据，第一句话先说了找孩子收租金是好事，接着开始详细谈“为什么是好事”，第二句就说可以减轻他们回家造成的经济负担、设定健康边界、为孩子独立生活提供动力，第三句话说可以防止父母过度干涉孩子的生活，答案很简单，就是D。
A选项，减轻的是父母的负担，不是孩子的；
B选项，这个没有谈到；
C选项，这个属于是最后一句话的延伸，但是这个推断不一定正确，最后一句只说了可以防止父母过度干涉，但是是否会更开明，不能直接下判断。
【词汇总结】
charging v. 收费
adult child 成年子女
rent n. 租金
long-term adj. 长期的
As well as 还有
alleviating v. 减轻
financial burdens 经济负担
homecoming n. 回家
healthy boundaries 健康的边界
comfortable adj. 舒服的
added adj. 额外
incentive n. 激励
autonomous adj. 自主性
household n. 家庭
no longer 不再
appropriate adj. 合适的
have a say 有发言权
resources n. 资源
【文章背景】
根据美国人口普查局的数据，目前美国有58%的18至24岁的年轻人和父母住在一起。虽然“啃老”能帮助年轻人度过难关——节省开支能让他们经济上喘口气——但对于父母来说，屋檐下多一口人意味着成本和花费。一份针对1500人的民意调查显示，约57%的受访者支持对归巢的20多岁年轻人收取租金，即使父母并不缺钱；只有28%的受访者在情感上认同成年子女免费住在父母家。马萨诸塞州大学的心理学教授杰西卡·格里芬表示，成年子女回家住会让父母产生复杂的情感反应，一方面他们珍惜这个继续和孩子们紧密联系的机会，另一方面他们不免会担心孩子因过度依赖而成长为独立自主的年轻人，无法面对融入社会所必然面对的压力和挑战。但后疫情时代的年轻一代确实也需要家族的帮助和支持，因此向孩子收租金这件事可能是一个好的解法。不过充分的理解和沟通仍是关键，若不能友好地达成共识，那么现下分歧必定会留下冲突和憎恨的苗子。
原文标题：
Why More Parents Are Charging Their Adult Children Rent
（为什么越来越多父母向成年子女收租）
Source:
https://www.newsweek.com/charging-adult-children-rent-homeowner-parenting-1793021
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