Unmarried Mother-to-be sparks moral debate
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Oct. 15 - Criticized by some as a harlot but canonized by others as a charming expecting mother, a Chinese blogger is stirring a lot of on-line debate because she's not married.

 

"Ground Melon Pig", as she calls herself, has decided1 to become a single mother after breaking up with her boyfriend. Her blog, titled "Words to my Baby", is filled with cute little poems to her unborn child whom she calls 'Piggy'.

 

Reaction to her writings has been varied2 and abundant. Since she started writing in August, 600,000 viewers of her blog have left postings. The postings show many people still have hard-held moral beliefs about single parenthood while others are embracing more liberal attitudes.

 

The massive number of postings, most of which offer well-intended advise and opinion, indicates China's growing tolerance3 of diverse opinions.

 

"Ground Melon Pig", a young reporter at a newspaper in Beijing, defends her choice to go through with her pregnancy4. "It's not impulsive5. I know I'll face many difficulties in the future, but I believe they can be solved if I have faith." she writes.

 

Some postings are from other single mothers who confide6 their feelings, and praise and support "Ground Melon Pig" for her courage.

 

"Love yourself and love your 'piggy', that's enough. It's your own business, you're not hurting anyone. Be happy and have the courage to do what you want." says a writing use the name Caoming.

 

Doubters of "Ground Melon Pig's" choice are concerned the mother-to-be could be making a big mistake that will hurt her future. "You will have a very hard later life." said another writing under the name Linva.

 

"Your baby's life will be incomplete without a father and your parents will definitely face great pressure from the public" write "Kerenkexin".

 

"Ground Melon Pig" is not alone. Many single mothers have set up websites and internet forums7 to share their feelings.

 

"As long as you are financially and spiritually secure, being a single mother is nothing special. Society is becoming more tolerant." said a netizen called "Blue rain" on "Single Mother Forum8".

 

Chinese marriage laws don't prevent unmarried women from having babies.

 

The Population and Family Planning Law stipulates9 children of unmarried women have the same rights and enjoy the same treatment as offspring of married women, said Wu Changzhen, a professor with the China University of Political Science and Law.

 

"People should respect unmarried women's right to have babies."said Xia Xueluan, a sociology professor with Beijing University.

 

"Economic and social burdens might force some single mothers to give up their children." said Xia.

 



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1 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 varied giIw9     
adj.多样的,多变化的
参考例句:
  • The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
  • The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
3 tolerance Lnswz     
n.宽容;容忍,忍受;耐药力;公差
参考例句:
  • Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
  • Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。
4 pregnancy lPwxP     
n.怀孕,怀孕期
参考例句:
  • Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
  • Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。
5 impulsive M9zxc     
adj.冲动的,刺激的;有推动力的
参考例句:
  • She is impulsive in her actions.她的行为常出于冲动。
  • He was neither an impulsive nor an emotional man,but a very honest and sincere one.他不是个一冲动就鲁莽行事的人,也不多愁善感.他为人十分正直、诚恳。
6 confide WYbyd     
v.向某人吐露秘密
参考例句:
  • I would never readily confide in anybody.我从不轻易向人吐露秘密。
  • He is going to confide the secrets of his heart to us.他将向我们吐露他心里的秘密。
7 forums 68daf8bdc8755fe8f4859024b3054fb8     
讨论会; 座谈会; 广播专题讲话节目; 集会的公共场所( forum的名词复数 ); 论坛,讨论会,专题讨论节目; 法庭
参考例句:
  • A few of the forums were being closely monitored by the administrators. 有些论坛被管理员严密监控。
  • It can cast a dark cloud over these forums. 它将是的论坛上空布满乌云。
8 forum cilx0     
n.论坛,讨论会
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  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
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n.(尤指在协议或建议中)规定,约定,讲明(条件等)( stipulate的名词复数 );规定,明确要求v.(尤指在协议或建议中)规定,约定,讲明(条件等)( stipulate的第三人称单数 );规定,明确要求
参考例句:
  • The trade contract stipulates for the settlement of balances in RMB. 贸易合同规定余额以人民币结算。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The contract stipulates for the use of seasoned timber. 合同上订明用干透的木料。 来自辞典例句
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