A：what's your opinion about childless couples? Will you choose to have no kids?

你是怎么看待那些不要孩子的夫妻的？你打算要不要孩子。

B：to be honest, I wouldn't.

说实在的，我不打算要孩子。

A：why? Do you have to make a choice now?

为什么？你现在必须做出选择吗？

B：not really. But it has puzzled me for a long time.

不是，只是这事已经困扰我很久了。

A：what's the puzzle?

那你到底愁什么呢？

B：my husband and I prefer to have no kids, but my mother-in-law is very traditional and wants grandkids.

我和我丈夫打算不要孩子，但是我婆婆很传统，很想抱孙子。

A：oh, I see. I think the older generation tend to think in a different way.

啊，这样啊。我觉得老人们总是和我们想法不太一样。

B：yes. It seems she can never accept a childless marriage. We had a fight last night.

是啊，可是我婆婆就是不能理解，为什么结了婚却不要孩子。我们昨天还吵了一架。

A：oh, really? Maybe she is just eager to see her grandchildren.

是吗？也许她只是抱孙心切吧。

B：but it's absolutely our own business to have a child or not.

但是要不要孙子，完全是我们自己的事。

A：definitely.

是啊。

B：you know, I often overhear our neighbor, the young couple, fighting about how to raise their kid and I really don't want kids to spoil our happiness.

知道吗？我经常听见我们隔壁那对年轻的夫妻因为教育孩子而争吵。我真不想让孩子影响我们的婚姻幸福。

A：don't worry. I think in most cases, children are the glue that keeps a family together.

不要担心。大多数情况下，孩子还是家庭的粘合剂。

B：I guess you're right. But I still prefer to have no child.

好吧，但是我还是不想要孩子。

A：sure. You can fully enjoy your time together.

好的，那你们就可以好好享受二人世界了。