Women may be safer in their jobs, but tend to find it harder to support a family.

女性的工作更加稳定，却很难养活一个家庭。

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By the company's own admission, a full-time worker might not be able to support a family on a Wal-Mart paycheck.

按照该公司自己的说法，一名全职员工靠沃尔玛的薪水也许无力养家糊口。

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It is just that in the past many men, wanting to be responsible, waited until they felt financially ready to support a family.

只是以前很多男人要承担养家的责任，所以他们一直等到有经济实力了才会要孩子。

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As a young man, Red Adair dropped out of high school to help support his family.

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But if you can like, be stable enough to support the entire family, live on the Upper West Side, it's a class. It's a status symbol.

但如果你能住在上西区，让自己足够稳定，并能养活全家，那就是一种类似阶级一样的社会地位的象征了。

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"They don't have a country. They don't have their family structure here to support them.

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And I learned just how much it means when members of a community reach out to support a family.

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Society still expects men to earn enough to support a family.

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While it points out that three-quarters of single mothers are in the workforce, the types of jobs they have make it tough to support a family.

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