Old couple to pay their children for coming home for dinner

时间：2007-08-30 01:09:37

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Chinanews, Dalian, August 28 – An old couple in Dalian feels extremely lonely after retirement1, but their children are often tied up in their own business and seldom stop by. Thus the old couple has decided2 to pay 1,000 yuan a month to the kids if they will come to dine at their house twice a week.

 

The old couple has a total pension of 4,000 yuan a month, which is enough for them to live a well-off life in Dalian, but money can not ease their loneliness.

 

“Our kids live not far from here, but they don’t drop in on us often, not even after we called to invite them,” said Lin, the father. “We understand that they have career and life of their own, but we really miss them.”

 

Thus the old couple has worked out a plan: “If they think their work is more important, we will pay.” They also offer a bonus to their kids if they bring grandchildren with them.

 

The old couple even has prepared the sample of a contract, bearing the signatures of theirs and those of local community administrators3.

 
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1 retirement TWoxH     
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
2 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。
3 administrators d04952b3df94d47c04fc2dc28396a62d     
n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 )；有管理（或行政）才能的人；（由遗嘱检验法庭指定的）遗产管理人；奉派暂管主教教区的牧师
参考例句：
  • He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
  • Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城

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