Yet these days working mothers are sometimes called Rabenmuter or raven-mothers, reflecting the notion that this species abandons chicks pitifully early in life.

然而，在这些日子里，工作着的母亲们时常被称作乌鸦妈妈，它反映了这样一个观念：生命早期的幼仔令人悲伤地被这个种族遗弃。

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People are realizing that even if obligations are somehow met, the "return" on their Social Security taxes will be pitifully small or nonexistent.

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