重视自我又顾家的“阿尔塔男”

在传统的“男主外，女主内”家庭中，男性的主要任务是工作挣钱养家，他们在家里很少或者基本不做家务，照顾孩子生活和学习的任务多半由妈妈来承担。似乎，这样的男性形象也被很多人接受。

但是现在，国外不少男性开始更加关注自我的内心和家庭的平衡，他们不扮酷耍帅，却是风趣的丈夫或父亲，为了照顾家庭，他们甚至愿意换工作。

The days of blokes sitting on the sofa watching football with a can of lager in their hand are over, here comes a new breed of men known as alta-male.
一群酒鬼男手里拿着啤酒坐在沙发上看球赛的日子已经过去了，如今流行新型的“阿尔塔男”。

They are men who value personal realization over more conventional measures of "success", and search for ways to improve themselves.
他们看重的不是传统意义上所谓的“成功”，而是个人价值的实现和提升。

They are less interested in having typically 'masculine' traits (strength, toughness, instant respect and the ability to grow a moustache by sundown), and are more interested in qualities such as friendliness, intelligence, being interesting and caring.
“阿尔塔男”不再关注身上是否有足够的男性特质（力量、强悍、短时间内赢得尊重以及一天之内留出上唇胡须的能力），而是更在意友好、智慧、风趣以及关爱等品质。

They no longer feel the compulsion to be what society wants or expects them to be, or conform to a past stereotype or label. They'd rather connect with other people than 'create a good impression'.
他们不再被迫按照社会期望的方式为人处世，也不会按照过去的某个标签做人，他们会真正跟人接触交流，而不会仅限于“给人留个好印象”。

They reject the model of 'a-bit-of-sport-and-loads-of-telly' parenthood their own fathers favoured. The Alta-male would even be open to changing his career if it meant he could spend more time with his family. The goal is to not just progress one's career and communicate with family members through hard cash, but to engineer a rewarding mixture of family and self.
“阿尔塔男”反对自己的父辈中意的“一点点运动加好多电视时间”式的亲子模式。如果能有更多的时间与家人相处，他们甚至愿意换工作。他们工作的目标不是职业升迁，然后用钱跟家人交流，而是在家庭和自我发展中建立一个良性循环的平衡。

（中国日报网英语点津 Helen）