"Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it's a girl."
“祝贺你，琼斯先生，是个女孩。”
Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel pride when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good father. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.
父亲身份将有不同的含义，每个听到这些话的人都会有不同的反应。一些人在收到这个消息时感到自豪，而另一些人则担心，怀疑自己是否会成为一个好父亲。尽管有些男人喜欢孩子，可能有相当多的经验，但其他人并不特别关心孩子，很少花时间陪伴他们。一些父母一直在计划和期待孩子的到来，而另一些夫妇，怀孕是夫妻双方愿意或不愿意接受的意外。
Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this resocialization process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of a father.
无论对孩子出生的反应如何，很明显，从丈夫的角色转变为父亲的角色是一项艰巨的任务。然而，不幸的是，在这个重新社会化的过程中，很少有人试图教育父亲。尽管有很多关于美国母亲的书，但直到最近，文学才关注父亲角色。
It is argued by some writers that the transition to the father's role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother's role. The mother's role seems to require a complete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative adaptation, on the other hand, the father's role is less demanding and immediate. However, even though we mentioned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home, the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household.
一些作家认为，向父亲角色的转变虽然困难，但远不如妻子必须向母亲角色的转变大。母亲的角色似乎需要在日常生活中进行彻底的转变和高度创新的适应，另一方面，父亲的角色要求不那么高，也不那么直接。然而，尽管我们提到了越来越多的女性在家外工作的事实，但父亲仍然被许多人认为是家里的经济支柱。
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