Why do men want to be fathers? 6 Minute English

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Why do men want to have children? Evolutionary anthropologist Anna Machin wrote a book about it and tries to answer this question. Catherine and Neil - a father himself - discuss her theories and teach you six items of related English vocabulary.

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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲:
𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
say something is true, even if it might make you look a little bit bad

𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
to be very interested in and enthusiastic about something

𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
agreeing to do something even though you don't really want to do it

𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫
a father who is not at home to spend time with his children

𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬
people who have strict rules and they give out punishments when these rules aren't followed

𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐨𝐧
to be very much involved in something