【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 11-15
Speaker 1: Good afternoon. Today our topic is child care. Most people with young children work and need to use child care. In some families, a relative can take care of the children. But in the United States, more than 50 percent of all families pay for child care—they hire someone to take care of the children. Some people take their children to a day-care center. Some people hire a sitter to take care of the children. And some families hire a nanny. A nanny usually lives with a family and takes care of the children in the family"s home every day. Today, we have an unusual nanny to tell us about the job. Let"s welcome our nanny.
Speaker 2: Hello.
S1: Well hello, good afternoon. You are an unusual nanny, aren"t you?
S2: Yes, I am. A nanny is usually a woman. But a man can be a nanny, too. A man is a male nanny—or a manny. M for man, M-a-n-n-y.
S1: Hmm So you are a manny. Right?
S2: Yes. I"m a manny.
S1: What does a male nanny do?
S2: Well, first of all, a nanny, male or female, is the same thing. It"s just one is a man and one is a woman. We do the same thing. A nanny takes care of children. A nanny usually lives with a family, but not always.
S1: And what is a typical day for you?
S2: Well, I usually help the children get ready for school. I help them get dressed, make breakfast and lunch. Sometimes, I take them to school and I always pick them up after school. I usually help with their homework, and we often play together and things like that.
S1: A nanny is not a typical job for a man. I mean, it"s a little unusual for a man to take care of children and do household chores, isn"t it?
S2: Yeah, some people just don"t think men can take care of children. They think child care is a woman"s job. I disagree. I like it. I also like doing household chores. A nanny is a good job for me. I don"t think it"s women"s work at all.
S1: And how did you know what a nanny does? I mean how did you learn to be a nanny?
S2: Well, I went to a special school that trains nannies. I studied about children and child care in my classes. There are schools where people can go to learn how to be a nanny.
S1: I see. You went to school and got some training.
S2: Yes, I did.
S1: Do you have other friends who are male nannies?
S2: Well, now I do. My other friends used to make fun of me. They thought it was strange—you know—I was doing a woman"s job. But they didn"t have a job and I did. I thought that was pretty funny!
S1: Well, I learned something today. The new child-care workers—male nannies. Thank you very much for coming.
Question No. 11: According to the conversation, what are the speakers mainly talking about?