Changing Face Of Family

　　1、The reality for an increasing number of families is very different from mum, dad and 2.4 children, reports Emma Birchley.Simone and Dwayne Street with (left to right) Mia-Grace, Ivan and Lyncoln.Simone is 19 years old and already has three children.

　　英国家庭的变迁

　　现在，英国家庭的实际情况已经远远不同于此前曾说的成员仅由妈妈、爸爸加上2.4个小孩组成了。照片上是Simone和Dwayne Street以及他们的3个孩子，Mia-Grace, Ivan and Lyncoln（从左到右）。尽管，Simone现在只有19岁，但她已经是3个孩子的妈妈了。

　　2、A lifetime of looking after his mentally ill father left Ian Mucklejohn with little time to find a wife by his fifties.He travelled to America to find an agency willing to help.With a surrogate mother and a carefully selected egg donor, Ian returned home with triplets Piers, Lars and Ian.

　　由于长期照顾患有精神疾病的父亲，已经50多岁的Ian Mucklejohn很难再有时间和精力来寻找自己的爱人。于是，他找到了美国一家愿意为他提供帮助的机构。借助代孕母亲及经过仔细筛选的卵子捐赠者的帮助，当Ian Mucklejohn再回家时，他的身边已经多了一对三胞胎兄弟，Piers, Lars and Ian。

　　3、Jenny Bashford, 60, is the country's second eldest mother. She gave birth aged 57 to Rosie after her adoptive daughter donated her eggs.

　　现年60岁的Jenny Bashfor是英国第二的大龄妈妈。她57岁时生下了Rosie，当然，她的这次生育还要归功于养女为她捐赠的卵子。

　　4、Fiona Byerley and husband Richard decided to adopt from overseas.Six years ago they returned from Thailand with 18-month-old Emily (right) and have since adopted Sophie (left) from Cambodia.

　　菲奥纳·拜尔利和老公理查德决定从国外收养孩子。6年前，他们从泰国收养了一名18个月大的女孩（右），并给她起名为艾米丽，后来这对夫妇又从柬埔寨收养了第二个孩子索菲（左）。

　　



英国家庭结构的变迁: http://insuns.com/article/11904-1.html