Single parent families, bus fare hikes and civil partnerships are among the markers of Britain's changing society. The government's Social Trends Report 2007 is the latest snapshot of life in the UK - and has revealed some surprising findings.
单亲家庭增多、公交费提价和同性同居的现象成为目前英国最显著的社会问题。英国政府近日公布的《2007社会趋势报告》展现了英国人最新的生活状态，其中揭示的一些现象挺让人震惊。
The report found nearly a quarter of all British children now live in single parent families. The finding is also marked by race - in black Caribbean families 48% of children live with one parent compared to 10% of children raised in Indian families.
调查报告发现，目前，有将近四分之一的英国儿童生活在单亲家庭。这一问题带有种族性，如来自加勒比海岸的黑人移民儿童中有48％的人生活在单亲家庭里，而来自印度的移民儿童只有10％生活在单亲家庭里。
More households mean more waste - but at least Britons are getting better at recycling. There was a threefold increase in the volume of household waste collected for recycling or composting in England between 1996/97 and 2004/05.
增加的家庭数就意味着生活垃圾的增多，但是英国人循环利用资源的意识在增强。在1996/97年至2004/05年期间，英国循环利用或转化为肥料的垃圾为以前的3倍。
With more people living alone, the demand for smaller properties is higher than ever. The proportion of newly-built homes with two bedrooms rose from 25% to 42% in England between 2001/02 and 2005/06, replacing homes with 4 or more bedrooms as the most common type of new build.
随着单身生活者增多，小户型住房的需求呈现前所未有的增长。2001/02年至2005/06年期间，一室两厅的房源需求率从20％增长到42％。这些小户型住房代替有4间以上卧室的大房子成为新的热销房源。
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