單位附近的學校門口一到上下學的時間就會有些擁堵，倒不是因為學生太多，而是接送的家長太密集。放眼望去，幾乎每個稚嫩的身影旁邊都會跟著一個拎著書包和水壺的大人影。到了周末，這一對身影還有可能會出現(xiàn)在鋼琴、繪畫、舞蹈或者武術(shù)教室的門口。在國外，這種接送的任務(wù)一般都有媽媽來完成，而且她們還有個特別的稱呼——soccer mom。

The phrase soccer mom generally refers to a married middle-class woman who lives in the suburbs and has school age children. She is sometimes portrayed in the media as busy or overburdened and driving a minivan. She is also portrayed as putting the interests of her family, and most importantly her children, ahead of her own.

Soccer mom（足球媽媽）一般指家住郊區(qū)、已婚、并且家中學齡兒童的中產(chǎn)階級女性。媒體有時候會把這類女性描述為忙碌或不堪重負，并且時常開一輛小型貨車。此外，足球媽媽們給人的印象是把家庭的利益，尤其是孩子的利益看得比自己的利益更重要。

The phrase soccer mom derives from the literal, specific description of a mother who transports and watches her children play soccer. It was also used in names of organizations of mothers who raised money to support their children's soccer teams.

Soccer mom（足球媽媽）這個短語最初用來描述那些開車載孩子去踢足球并在一旁觀看的媽媽們，這個稱呼也會用在媽媽們自發(fā)為孩子的足球隊集資的組織名稱中。

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