breadwinners

But nowadays, more and more women have become the breadwinners. According to The Atlantic, between 1960 and 2011 in the US, the proportion of two-parent US households in which the mother earned all or most of the income roughly quadrupled.

但现如今，越来越多的女性都成为养家糊口的主力军，据美国《大西洋月刊》报道，从1960年到2011年，美国双亲家庭中母亲是家中主要或全部经济来源的家庭所占比例几乎翻了两番。

One might imagine that this gap arises simply because two breadwinners earn more than one.

我们可能会说，这种差距的存在仅仅是因为因为两个人挣钱比一个人挣钱多。

And experts say women will often become the main breadwinners, with more men staying at home to look after children.

专家称女性将更多地成为家庭的主要经济支柱，同时会有更多男性待在家中照看小孩。

Men face a depressing future as their stiff upper lips start to crumble and more women become breadwinners, psychiatrists predict.

精神病学家们预测说，男人们的未来很灰暗：他们正在摒弃喜怒不形于色的形象，而且越来越多的女性成了家庭的主要经济支柱。

Many were the sole breadwinners in their families.

很多人都是家里唯一的收入来源。

In West Bengal, a poor household will typically have three breadwinners doing seven occupations between them.

在西孟加拉省，一个贫困家庭一般有三个人挣钱，从事七种工作。

And more and more, they're our families' main breadwinners.

而且她们越来越多成为家庭的主要经济支柱。

Adults are the breadwinners for their families, asas relying on the children.

大人是家庭的经济支柱, 也是孩子的依靠.

But the most vulnerable are those aged 40 and above. Likely to be the sole breadwinners.

不过最为脆弱的,应该是40岁以上, 靠自己一份收入撑起整个家的中年人.