With leafy(绿树成荫的) cycle paths, rooftop water parks and child-friendly restaurants, Singapore’s east coast is one of the best places in the island city-state to raise a family(养育家庭、抚养孩子).
绿树成荫的自行车道、屋顶水上乐园和适合儿童的餐厅，新加坡东海岸是这个岛国最适合养家的地方之一。
Finance worker Lee lives in an apartment here with his wife and two cats, but like an increasing number of Singaporeans they do not intend(打算，意图) to have children. They worry about the challenges of bringing them up, and the disruption(扰乱，中断) to their lives.
金融从业者李先生和妻子及两只猫住在这里的一套公寓里，但和越来越多的新加坡人一样，他们不打算要孩子。他们担心养育孩子的挑战，以及对孩子给生活带来的干扰。
He knows his parents want grandchildren: “They brought it up(提起（话题）) a couple of times(几次，两三次) when we were younger, but now they don’t bring it up any more.”
他知道父母想要孙子孙女：“我们年轻的时候他们提过几次，但现在他们不再提了。”