A mother has been blasted by parents around the globe for making her 5-year-old pay rent.

因为让5岁孩子付房租，一位妈妈受到了全球父母的严厉批评。

Blast：抨击，严厉批评

Essence Evans posted to Facebook that she not only makes her daughter pay rent, but charges her for water, electricity, television and food.

这位妈妈Essence Evans日前在Facebook发文称，她不仅让女儿付房租，还让女儿交水费、电费、电视费和伙食费。

Post：（在网站上）公布，发布（信息）；发（帖）

"I make my 5-year-old pay rent," Essence started her post.

“我让自己5岁的孩子付房租，”Essece在开头写道。

"Every week she gets $7 in allowance," she wrote.

“每周她都会收到7块钱零用，”她写道。

Allowance：（尤指为特定事项支付的）定期补贴，津贴；父母给孩子的零用钱

"But I explained to her that in the real world most people spend most of their paycheck on bills with little to spend on themselves. So I make her give me $5 back. $1 for rent $1 for water $1 for electricity $1 for cable and $1 for food."

“但我会和她解释，在现实世界里，大部分人会把自己的工资用来支付账单，给自己花的钱没剩多少。所以我会让她还5块给我。1块用来付房租，1块付水费，1块付电费，1块给有线电视，1块当做伙食费。”

Cable：（电视节目或电话信号的）有线传输系统

However, the mother then defended her strategy, saying she's helping set her daughter up for her future.

虽然这位妈妈随后为自己的教育方式进行了辩护，说她是在帮女儿准备好面对未来生活。

Set sb up for：资助；为（某人）安置职位

"The other $2 she gets to save or do what she wants with. Now, what she doesn't know is the $5 is actually going away in her savings account, which I will give back to her when she turns 18.

“最后剩下的2块钱，她可以存起来，或者做任何其他事情也可以。现在，她不知道的是，被我收走的5块钱，实际上在她的银行账户里。等她到18岁了，我会通通还给她。”

A number of parents weren't impressed at Essence's actions, with many labelling it "stressful" and "stupid".

部分家长对Essence的行为没什么意见，但有很多人认为这种行为“很蠢”，让孩子“压力很大”。

A number of：若干，一些
Impressed：印象深刻的
Label：贴标签

"Good way to stress kids out. That's not allowance if it's rent. Not trying to offend you. I pay for electricity, clothing and food because it's neglect if you don't. It's part of your parental obligation. Your idea is better for a teen who is working," one person posted.

“这是让孩子压力山大的好办法。如果是用作租金的话，这就不能算零花钱了。说这话并不是想恶心你。我（为孩子）付电费，付钱买衣服和吃的，是因为如果没这么做就是失职。这些都是你作为母亲应尽的责任。你的想法对一个正在工作的青少年来说，可能更适用，”一个人这么写。

Stress sb out：令（某人）紧张；使（某人）焦虑不安
Obligation：义务，职责

Her post has gone viral after being shared more than 293,000 times and received more than 40,000 comments.

被分享超过293,000次，收到超过40,000条评论后，Essence的推文彻底火了。

Viral：病毒的, 病毒般的

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