Future-mindedness contributes to the disorder in American life, the obliviousness to history, the high rates of family breakdown, the frenzied waste of natural resources.

对未来的执着导致了美国生活的混乱、对历史的遗忘、家庭破裂的高比率以及对自然资源的疯狂浪费。

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The first is family breakdown.

首先是家庭破裂。

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The researchers said although the UK achieved high income per head, it had high levels of social and family breakdown.

研究者说，尽管英国的人均收入水平较高，但英国社会和家庭关系的破裂程度也很高。

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In cities, by contrast, the problems of poverty are compounded by violence, drugs, family breakdown and child labour.

ECONOMIST: Anti-poverty programmes

Some 250, 000 cases of divorce and family breakdown receive legal aid a year, according to figures from Citizens Advice.

BBC: Families 'hit by legal aid plans'

Mr Duncan Smith said many estate residents were trapped in a "vicious cycle" of unemployment, family breakdown and addiction.

BBC: Council tenants 'rewards' urged