You might have six children and ailing, dependent parents, or you might have no children and robust parents.

你也许有六个孩子，要依靠你的生病的父母，或者你也许没有孩子，父母身体健康。

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One consideration is to ask parents what they want before they become sick or dependent.

要考虑到的一点是，应该在父母生病或失去自理能力之前先询问他们的意愿。

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She is still financially dependent on her parents.

她在经济上仍然依靠父母。

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These beneficiaries include, also, dependent parents of workers who had no wife or children.

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