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A：what's your opinion about childless couples? Will you choose to have no kids? 你是怎么看待那些不要孩子的夫妻的？你打算要不要孩子。 B：to be honest, I wouldn't. 说实在的，我不打算要孩子。 A：why? Do you have to make a choice now? 为什么？你现在必须做出选择吗？ B：not really. But it has puzzled me for a long time. 不是，只是这事已经困扰我很久了。 A：what's the puzzle? 那你到底愁什么呢？ B：my husband and I prefer to have no kids, but my mother-in-law is very traditional and wants grandkids. 我和我丈夫打算不要孩子，但是我婆婆很传统，很想抱孙子。 A：oh, I see. I think the older generation tend to think in a different way. 啊，这样啊。我觉得老人们总是和我们想法不太一样。 B：yes. It seems she can never accept a childless marriage. We had a fight last night. 是啊，可是我婆婆就是不能理解，为什么结了婚却不要孩子。我们昨天还吵了一架。 A：oh, really? Maybe she is just eager to see her grandchildren. 是吗？也许她只是抱孙心切吧。 B：but it's absolutely our own business to have a child or not. 但是要不要孙子，完全是我们自己的事。 A：definitely. 是啊。 B：you know, I often overhear our neighbor, the young couple, fighting about how to raise their kid and I really don't want kids to spoil our happiness. 知道吗？我经常听见我们隔壁那对年轻的夫妻因为教育孩子而争吵。我真不想让孩子影响我们的婚姻幸福。 A：don't worry. I think in most cases, children are the glue that keeps a family together. 不要担心。大多数情况下，孩子还是家庭的粘合剂。 B：I guess you're right. But I still prefer to have no child. 好吧，但是我还是不想要孩子。 A：sure. You can fully enjoy your time together. 好的，那你们就可以好好享受二人世界了。 | 
