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Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m Alice…
大家好，欢迎收听六分钟英语，我是爱丽丝。
And I’m Neil.
我是尼尔。
Neil, how often do you do the washing up at home?
你多久打扫一次家？
Oh, you know, on special occasions – like after a Christmas lunch!
哦，只在特殊节日的时候，像圣诞节午餐后。
That’s terrible, Neil!
那太可怕了！
Well, domestic chores are the subject of today’s show.And you know what? I’m not very good at them.
家务琐事是今天节目的主题。你知道吗？我不是很擅长家务。
Domestic means to do with the family or home and a chore is a boring job that needs doing.Not being good at chores sounds like a bad excuse for avoiding housework, Neil.
Domestic是指处理与家庭相关的，chore是指需要做的无聊之事。用不擅长琐事做借口回避家务真的站不住脚哦。
I suppose you’re right.But I wasn’t surprised to learn that on average women spend several more hours a day doing chores at home than men.Maybe men have a higher threshold for dirt and untidiness.
也许你是对的。但不出所料的是平均每天女性做家务的时间要比男性多几个小时。也许男性对脏乱差的忍耐度比较高。
Do you have a high threshold, Neil?
你的忍耐度也很高吗？
Yes. And threshold means the point at which you begin to feel something.It takes a lot of dirt and untidiness to make me feel I need to start clearing up.
是的。Threshold是指在某个点上你开始有某种感觉。很多灰尘和凌乱度才会让我感觉必须要开始打扫卫生了。
OK, so my question for you today, Neil, is: What percentage of men take responsibility for giving the house a weekly clean, according to a recent online survey by the UK organization, Mumsnet? Is it…a) 1%?b) 5%?Or c) 10%?
好的，下面问你今天的问题：根据英国Mumsnet机构的最新在线调查，多少比重的男性会负责每周打扫房子？a)1%？b)5%？还是c)10%？
Hmm. Those figures all sound low.But I’ll assume that not all men are like me, and say c) 10%.
这些数字听上去都很低。我猜不是所有的男性都像我一样，我选c)10%。
Well, we’ll see if you’re being optimistic with your answer later on in the show.So now let’s listen to a conversation between BBC reporter Geoff Byrd and his wife Sarah.In an interview to a BBC presenter they discuss Sarah’s aversion to – or strong dislike of domestic chores.
节目的最后我们再看你是不是还对你的答案持自信态度。我们听听BBC记者Geoff Byrd和他妻子Sarah的对话。在访问该记者时，他们讨论了Sarah对家务琐事的强烈反感。
The thing is, it’s a boring thing.You should just do the minimum amount you need to do to get by.That is my policy. I would say I definitely work harder than you do, and therefore have less time.Have we just switched round in terms of our roles?
家务真的很无聊。那些过得去就行的事，要尽量少做。这是我的原则。我可以说我比你工作辛苦，所以空闲时间少。我们是不是角色互换了？
Probably. Yeah. And that’s no bad thing.Go the revolution!
也许，也不是坏事！改革万岁！

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