父母不易做

Maternity Matron 月嫂

Meaning： Chinese women traditionally are confined indoors for a month after delivering a baby， on the grounds that they are particularly susceptible[易受感染的] to various gynecological[婦產科醫學的] diseases in this period. During the maternity month， maids， usually married women who have already had their own kids， are hired to take care of the newborn and the mother.

在中國，產婦誕下新生兒后有“坐月子”的傳統。在產后一個月里，如果沒有好好護理身體，就有可能落下一些婦科疾病。“月嫂”這一職業應運而生，指的是專業護理產婦和新生兒的家政人員，服務內容以月子護理為主。她們通常是已婚已育婦女，對“坐月子”有非常豐富的經驗，能協助新媽媽在這一特殊時期料理好身體，照顧好新生兒。由于這一行業要求月嫂具備專業的知識和豐富的經驗，好的月嫂在市場上往往供不應求，也就造成了月嫂的薪金水漲船高。

Reportedly， the average salary of a maternity matron is 9，405 yuan per month in Shanghai， much higher than that of a graduate from the class of 2014.

據報道，上海的月嫂平均月薪為9405元，比2014年應屆畢業生的工資要高得多。

Mom Cave 媽咪洞穴

Meaning： An area of the house that a woman can decorate to her tastes and be alone to pursue her own projects and interests. Also called： woman cave.

現在的媽媽們面臨著來自各方面的壓力：應付工作、打理家務、照顧家人、教育孩子……這些重擔隨時可能使她們陷入崩潰的境地。于是，不少媽媽開始開辟自己的“媽咪洞穴”，這是一個女人在家里能按照個人品位裝飾或獨自追求興趣愛好的一片小天地。在這里，她們可以隨心所欲按照自己的愛好裝飾，或者收藏自己的小秘密。

Roxanne has a guest room in her home that no guest has ever slept in. It’s actually her Mom cave. Outfitted with mementos and comfort items， it’s the only room in the house she really calls her own.

洛葛仙妮的家里有一間客房，但是她從不讓客人在這個房間留宿。這實際上是她的“媽咪洞穴”，擺滿了各種紀念品和讓人感到舒適的物件，這是她在家中唯一的專屬空間。

Car Schooling

車內教育

Meaning： Author Diane Flynn Keith recognized the problem a few years ago and coined the phrase “car schooling” to describe activities and ideas she used to enhance[提高] the time she spent shuttling[穿梭往返] her children around. Car schooling， she says in her book by the same name， is “an alternative approach to home schooling and after schooling， designed to improve everyone’s time on the road.”

工作忙碌的父母平時可能疏于對孩子的教育，于是就連接送孩子上下學的時間也不放過，對他們進行“車內教育”，指的是父母利用接送孩子上下學的途中，在車上對孩子進行教育的行為。