“降落伞儿童”指那些被送到另一个国家独自生活,或者有人照顾起居的孩子,而他们的父母仍留在本国国内。父母可能把孩子托付给远亲,或者花钱雇人照顾,也可能给孩子买个房子让他们独立居住。例如:安:我爸妈已经决定明年夏天送我去美国了。杰克:那你很快就要变成降落伞儿童啦! “Parachute children” refer to children who have been sent to another country to live alone or to take care of themselves while their parents remain in their own country. Parents may entrust their children to distant relatives or take care of them or buy a house for their children to live independently. For example: Ann: My parents have decided to send me to the United States next summer. Jack: Then you will soon become a parachute child!