starting a family

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生第一个孩子

When do you hope to start a family?
误译：你希望什么时候成家呢？
应译为：你希望什么时候生第一个孩子呢？
“start a family”不是“成家“，而是”give birth to the first child”。

start a family:

成家生子

例句与用法:
1. They want to start a family but can't afford it at the moment.
他们想生个孩子, 但暂时还养不起.

2. It's a bit late in the day to say you don't really want to start a family yet-you've been pregnant for six months!
你说你真的不想要个家，这似乎有点太晚了——你已怀孕6个月了！

start a family 成家(结婚)