12a部分翻译
Discuss the questions with your partner.
与你的同伴一起讨论这些问题。
1．What dO you often do to help your parents at home?
你在家里常常帮助你的父母做什么？
2．Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?
你认为孩子应该在家里帮着做家务吗？
22b部分翻译
The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home. Skim the following letters. Which one agrees and which one disagees?
《星期日邮报》杂志邀请家长写点关于他们是否认为年轻人应该在家里做家务的情况。略读下面的信。哪一封信同意？哪一封信不同意？
Skimming
This means looking quickly throught a piece of writing to find the mait idea without reading every word. It is still a good iread the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully.
略读
这意味着不用读每一个单词，而是快速地浏览一篇文章去找到主旨大意。再仔细一点儿去读每1段的首句也是一个很好的主意。
Dear Sir,
亲爱的先生：
I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home.Kids these days already have enough stress from school.They do not have time to study and do housework，too.Housework is a waste of their time. Could we just let them do their job as students? They一一should spend their time on school work in order to get good grades and get into a good university.Also，when they get older，they will have to do housework so there is no need for them to do it now. It is the parents' job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult.I do not mind doing them.
我不理解为什么一些家长让他们的孩子在家里帮着做家务。现在的孩子们已经有来自学校的足够的压力了。他们也没有时间既学习又做家务。家务劳动是在蔓j、他们的时间。我们只让他们做好学生该做的事好吗？为了取得好成绩，并进入一所好的大学，他们应当把时间花在学业上。当他们长大了的时候，他们也将不得不做家务，因此，他们现在没有必要做家务。在家里给孩子们，一个干净而又舒适的环境是家长的责任。而且我认为做家务不是那么难。我（自己做）也无所谓。
Ms. Miller
米勒女士
Dear Sir,
亲爱的先生：
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework It is not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much.They are always asking，“Could you get this for me?” or“Could you help me with that?”Doing chores helps to develop children's in dep endence and teaches them how to look after themselves.It also helps them to understand the idea of faieness.Since they live in one house with their parents，they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy.Our son got into a good college but during his first year，he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result,he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent,the better it is for their future.
我认为对孩子们来说学会怎样做家务和帮助父母料理家务是重要的。仅仅在学校取得好成绩是不够的。现在的孩子们过于依赖父母。他们总是问：“你给我弄弄这个好吗？”或者“你能帮我做做那个吗 ？”做家务帮助量≥孩子们的独立性并教会他们怎样去照顾自己。它也帮助他们理解公正性这一概念。”他们与父母一起住在一所房子里，他们就应该知道每个人应当尽一份力来保持房子干净和整洁。我们邻居的儿子上了一所好大学，但在他入学的第一年，他不知道怎样去照顾自己。结果，他经常生病，成绩也下降了。孩子们越早学会独立，对他们的未来就越好。
Mr. Smith
史密斯先生
32c部分翻译
According to Ms. Miller and Mr．Smith，what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores?
根据米勒女士和史密斯先生的信，赞成和反对孩子做家务的论据是什么？
pros
赞成
Doing chores helps to develop children's independence.
做家务有助于培养孩子的独立性。
Cons
反对
Housework is a waste of children's time.
家务劳动浪费孩子们的时间。
42d部分翻译
Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters.
用信里的每个短语写一个句子。
1．a waste of time
浪费时间
2．there is no need for.to ________
对……来说没必要________
3．do not mind ________
不介意________
4．spend time on ________
在……土花费时间________
5．in order to________
为了________
6．it is not enough to ________
…是不够的________
7．the earlier.the better
……越早，……越好________
52e部分翻译
Discuss the questions with a partner.
与同伴一起讨论这些问题。
1．Which letter do you agree with? Why?
你赞同哪一封信？为什么？
2．What would you say to the person who wrote the letter you don't agree with?
你会对写那封你不赞同的信的人说什么？
63a部分翻译
I Do you think children should do some chores at home? Why or why not? Discuss this with a partner and take notes.
你认为孩子应该在家里做些家务吗？为什么应该或为什么不应该呢？与同伴一起讨论这个问题并做笔记。
Children shouid do chores because. . .
孩子们应该做家务因为……
Children should not do chores because. . .
孩子们不应该做家务因为……
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