Unit1Topic2sectionA3a
Maria:Oh,Kangkang.Whatanicephoto!Youweresocutethen!
Kangkang:Yes,everybodylovedmesomuch!
Maria:Butthefamilyintheotherphotoisverybig.Itseemsthattheirlivingconditionswerenotverygood.
Kangkang:Yes.It'saphotoofmyfather'sfamily.Whenhewasachild,mostfamiliesinthecountryhadatleastthreeorfourchildren.Atthattime,Chinawasthecountrywiththelargestpopulationintheworld.Anditwasnotwelldeveloped.
Maria:GreatchangeshavetakenplaceinChina.
Kangkang:ofcourse.Chinahasdevelopedalotbecauseofourcountry'sone-childpolicy.Nowmostfamilieshaveonlyonechild.I'mtheonlychildinmyfamily,andI'ma"LittleEmperor".
Maria:Oh,that'stoobad.
Kangkang:Mygrannythinksso,too.Soshetellsmyparentstobemorestrictwithme.
Maria:Butreally,Kangkang,that'sagoodthing.Noonelikes"LittleEmperors".