Dear Sir, |
尊敬的先生:, |
I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. |
我不明白为什么有些家长让孩子帮忙做家务和家务。 |
Kids these days already have enough stress from school. |
现在的孩子们已经有足够的学校压力了。 |
They do not have time to study and do housework, too. |
他们也没有时间学习和做家务。 |
Housework is a waste of their time. |
做家务是浪费他们的时间。 |
Could we just let them do their job as students? |
我们能让他们做学生的工作吗? |
They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. |
他们应该把时间花在功课上,以便取得好成绩,进入一所好大学。 |
Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework, |
而且,当他们长大后,他们将不得不做家务, |
so there is no need for them to do it now. |
所以他们现在没有必要这么做。 |
It is the parents' job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. |
为孩子提供一个干净舒适的家庭环境是父母的工作。 |
And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. |
不管怎样,我觉得做家务并不难 |
I do not mind doing them. |
我不介意这样做。 |
Ms. Miller |
Miller女士 |
Dear Sir, |
尊敬的先生:, |
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. |
我认为孩子们学习如何做家务和帮助父母做家务很重要。 |
It is not enough to just get good grades at school. |
仅仅在学校取得好成绩是不够的。 |
Children these days depend on their parents too much. |
现在的孩子太依赖父母了。 |
They are always asking, |
他们总是问, |
"Could you get this for me? " |
“你能帮我拿这个吗?” |
or |
或者 |
"Could you help me with that? " |
“你能帮我一下吗?” |
Doing chores helps to develop children's independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. |
做家务有助于培养孩子的独立性,教会他们如何照顾自己。 |
It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. |
这也有助于他们理解公平的理念。 |
Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. |
既然他们和父母住在一所房子里,他们应该知道每个人都应该尽自己的一份力量保持房子干净整洁。 |
Our neighbors' son got into a good college |
我们邻居的儿子上了一所好大学 |
but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. |
但在第一年,他不知道如何照顾自己。 |
As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. |
结果,他经常生病,成绩下降。 |
The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. |
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 |