在傳統的“男主外，女主內”家庭中，男性的主要任務是工作掙錢養家，他們在家里很少或者基本不做家務，照顧孩子生活和學習的任務多半由媽媽來承擔。似乎，這樣的男性形象也被很多人接受。

但是現在，國外不少男性開始更加關注自我的內心和家庭的平衡，他們不扮酷耍帥，卻是風趣的丈夫或父親，為了照顧家庭，他們甚至愿意換工作。

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.
一群酒鬼男手里拿著啤酒坐在沙發上看球賽的日子已經過去了，如今流行新型的“阿爾塔男”。

They are men who value personal realization over more conventional measures of "success", and search for ways to improve themselves.
他們看重的不是傳統意義上所謂的“成功”，而是個人價值的實現和提升。

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.
“阿爾塔男”不再關注身上是否有足夠的男性特質（力量、強悍、短時間內贏得尊重以及一天之內留出上唇胡須的能力），而是更在意友好、智慧、風趣以及關愛等品質。

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'.
他們不再被迫按照社會期望的方式為人處世，也不會按照過去的某個標簽做人，他們會真正跟人接觸交流，而不會僅限于“給人留個好印象”。

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.
“阿爾塔男”反對自己的父輩中意的“一點點運動加好多電視時間”式的親子模式。如果能有更多的時間與家人相處，他們甚至愿意換工作。他們工作的目標不是職業升遷，然后用錢跟家人交流，而是在家庭和自我發展中建立一個良性循環的平衡。

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）