最新调查表示 近1/3全职母亲系因孩子无人照料

 　　Has China's second-child policy posed a threat to women's career pursuits and professional achievements?

　　中国的二胎政策是否威胁到了女性的职业追求和职业成就？

　　A recent report released by the National Health and Family Planning Commission looks at an answer.

　　国家卫生和计划生育委员会最近发布的一份报告给出了答案。

　　Nearly one third of full-time¹ mothers in China were forced to suspend employment in order to attend to their newborn babies, according to a survey.

　　一项调查显示，我国近1/3的全职妈妈是因为要照料新生儿而被迫中断就业的。

　　最新调查表示 近1/3全职母亲系因孩子无人照料

　　More than three quarters of the interviewees indicated they would like to return to work if they could find child care help.

　　超过3/4的受访者表示，如有人帮忙带孩子，将会重新就业。

　　The survey found that having no one to look after children has become a major hindrance² for many women as they contemplate³ having a second child.

　　调查发现，孩子无人照料成为许多考虑生二孩的女性的主要障碍。

　　Of the surveyed women who already have a child but did not want a second one, 60.7% cite it as the reason.

　　在被调查的已生育一孩但不打算生二孩的妇女中，60.7%称原因是孩子无人照料。

　　Over the past decade, official figures show Chinese women suffer a faster drop in employment compared to men. According to "China Labor⁴ Market Report 2016" the second-child policy further exacerbates⁵ this situation.

　　官方数据显示，在过去十年间，与男性相比，中国女性就业率下跌的速度要更快。据《2016中国劳动力市场发展报告》表明，二胎政策进一步加剧了这一情况。

1 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

2 hindrance   

n.妨碍，障碍

参考例句：

• Now they can construct tunnel systems without hindrance.现在他们可以顺利地建造隧道系统了。
• The heavy baggage was a great hindrance to me.那件行李成了我的大累赘。

3 contemplate   

vt.盘算，计议；周密考虑；注视，凝视

参考例句：

• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
• The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.后果不堪设想。

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 exacerbates   

n.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的名词复数 )v.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Stripping the land in these ways allows faster surface runoff and exacerbates flooding. 这些做法终将使土地裸露、地表径流加快，从而加重了洪水的威胁。 来自辞典例句
• This policy exacerbates the gap between rich and poor. 这项政策加剧了贫富差距。 来自互联网