For many families, especially in London, two incomes are a necessity.

对于许多家庭来说，尤其在伦敦的家庭，必须得有两份收入。

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These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but more broken homes.

这个时代有双收入，但也有了更高的离婚率；有更华丽的房屋，却有更多破碎的家庭。

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In today's society, many people don't have a choice but to have two incomes.

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Marriage means two incomes at a time when most Americans find two incomes essential to earning a middle-class livelihood.

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The safest solution would be to have two incomes and live on one but few households live that way.

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