职场妈妈多依赖亲友照顾孩子
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In I Don't Know How She Does It, Sarah Jessica Parker just about manages to juggle1 a job in a financial market firm with being the mother of two children. But she does it with a lot of help from a nanny.

在影片《凯特的外遇日记》中,莎拉·杰西卡·帕克扮演的女主角勉强能平衡好金融公司职员与两个孩子的母亲两种身份。不过,她是在保姆的鼎力相助下才办到的。

Many modern working mothers can't afford personal childcare, though. Instead they rely heavily on a close-knit circle of up to ten close friends and family to juggle(欺骗,歪曲) their busy lives.

Moms call on their support network, dubbed2 'Team Mom', to help out for around ten hours a week as they try to fit everything around their office hours, a survey found.

Their own mothers are the first port of call in emergencies, while friends, neighbours and other children's moms are also likely to be on hand when needed.

The study, carried out by Tesco Baby, found that 67 per cent of mothers believe they would have to give up work if they didn't receive help from Team Mom.

Having a close support network saves the average mon £140 a month in childcare costs. That adds up to a saving3 of £1,680 per year.

The trend was revealed4 in a study carried out among 2,000 moms by Tesco to launch5 its 'Help a Mom' campaign.

Spokeswoman Lorna Dickinson said: 'Moms work incredibly hard and it's only natural that they rely on other people to help them out.

'Juggling6 work, meal times, housework and various appointments can be difficult so having a trusted network of reliable people can make a difference.'

The study found moms typically enjoy ten hours of support from their network of friends and family, but one in 20 women has 31 hours of help every week.

Two thirds those who took part in the poll7 said their own mother was the one person they could not do without, and one third of women said their mother babysits(照看婴儿) their kids while they are at work.

Tesco's survey also revealed one in ten relies on their mother-in law's child-minding skills while five per cent get granddad to muck in(一起干活) .



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1 juggle KaFzL     
v.变戏法,纂改,欺骗,同时做;n.玩杂耍,纂改,花招
参考例句:
  • If you juggle with your accounts,you'll get into trouble.你要是在帐目上做手脚,你可要遇到麻烦了。
  • She had to juggle her job and her children.她得同时兼顾工作和孩子。
2 dubbed dubbed     
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 );把…称为;配音;复制
参考例句:
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的? 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 saving XjYzGK     
n.节省,节约;[pl.]储蓄金,存款
参考例句:
  • Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
  • Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。
4 revealed 29a8fdd8696d7b677a37f8957897d3ff     
v.显示( reveal的过去式和过去分词 );揭示;泄露;[神学]启示
参考例句:
  • They revealed to me that the experiment had failed. 他们向我透露试验失败了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His insincerity is revealed by the quick goggle of his eyes. 他眼睛的快速转动泄露了他的不诚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 launch b29xY     
vt.发动,推出;发射;n.发射,下水,投产
参考例句:
  • The makers are about to launch out a new product.制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。
  • Would it be wise to launch into this rough sea?在这样汹涌的大海中游泳明智吗?
6 juggling juggling     
n. 欺骗, 杂耍(=jugglery) adj. 欺骗的, 欺诈的 动词juggle的现在分词
参考例句:
  • He was charged with some dishonest juggling with the accounts. 他被指控用欺骗手段窜改账目。
  • The accountant went to prison for juggling his firm's accounts. 会计因涂改公司的帐目而入狱。
7 poll iOXxH     
n.民意测验,民意调查,选举投票
参考例句:
  • The result of the poll won't be known until midnight.选举结果要到午夜才能揭晓。
  • They expected a heavy poll.他们期望会有很高的投票数。
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