10 In many American families, it is common for both parents to
have full-time jobs, even when they have little children. But if both
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have full-timejobs, even when they have little children. But if both
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*eA long time ago, only rich people could afford to have a nanny.
Nannies were usually middle-aged, unmarried women who were
kids? In quite a few homes, the *nanny does.
strict with the children. Thev insisted on their children's behaving
themselves at all times.
3 These days, however, many middle-class families have college
10 students to work as nannies. Usually these people who take care of
children are young women, but some young men do this type of work,
too. Often nannies live with the family, and the children grow up to
love them very much. These *live-in jobs appeal to college students
because they don't have to spend money on rent or food.
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15 0 Sometimes foreign students take jobs as nannies, hoping such work
will help them improve their English skills. There is one problem,
though. Because they spend so much time playing and talking
8 with little children, most ofthe English theylearn is “baby talk!”
(注)nanny 「乳母」
live-in 「住み込みの」
