Most adult children provide every bit as much care and support to their aging parents as was the case in the "good old days", and most older people do not feel abandoned.

大多数成年子女向他们年迈的父母提供的照顾和支持丝毫不亚于“美好的旧日时光”，而且大多数老年人并不觉得自己被抛弃了。

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In poor societies, people have children to improve their economic well-being by increasing the number of family workers and providing support for parents in their old age.

在贫穷的社会里，人们要孩子是为了通过增加家庭工作人员的数量和在他们年老的时候为父母提供支持，改善他们的经济状况。

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However, most adult children provide every bit as much care and support to their aging parents as the case in the "good old days", and most older people do not feel abandoned.

然而，大多数成年子女为年迈父母提供的照顾和支持与“昔日美好时光”一样多，这样大多数老年人就不会感到被抛弃了。

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But it's the commitment and love of learning of their teachers and their pupils, and the support of parents, which have given our country the best educated children in our history.

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Maybe it was genes, or maybe it was the support of parents and teachers who encouraged her to think expansively about her potential.

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Other factors that contribute to attrition in secondary school, particularly among girls, are school fees, child marriages, a shortage of teachers, inadequate toilet facilities -- a basic need, as girls reach menstrual age -- and the lack of support from parents and the community, Cawasji said.

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