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The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home.
《周日郵報》雜志邀請家長們寫出他們是否覺得年輕人在家里應該做家務。
Skim the following letters.
瀏覽以下信件。
Which one agrees and which one disagrees?
贊同哪一個，不贊同哪一個？
Dear Sir,
親愛的先生：
I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home.
我不明白為什么一些父母讓他們的孩子在家幫著做家務。
Kids these days already have enough stress from school.
如今的孩子已經有足夠大的學業壓力了。
They do not have time to study and do housework, too.
他們也沒有時間既學習又做家務。
Housework is a waste of their time.
做家務是在浪費他們的時間。
Could we just let them do their job as students?
我們能不能只讓他們做學生應該做的工作?
They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university.
他們應該把他們的時間花在功課上，以便取得好成績,進入一所好大學。
Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so there is no need for them to do it now.
并且,當他們長大了，他們就不得不做家務,所以他們沒必要現在做。
It is the parents' job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children.
在家中給他們的孩子提供一個干凈、舒適的環境是家長們的事情。
And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult.
總之我覺得干點家務也不太難。
I do not mind doing them.
我不介意做這些事情。
Ms, Miller
米勒小姐
Dear Sir,
親愛的先生
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework.
我認為學習怎樣做家務和幫助他們的父母分擔家務對孩子很重要。
It is not enough to just get good grades at school.
僅僅在學校里取得好成績是不夠的。
Children these days depend on their parents too much.
如今的孩子太依賴他們的父母了。
They are always asking, "Could you get this for me? " or "Could you help me with that? "
他們總是在問："你能幫我拿這個嗎?"或者是"你能幫我做那個嗎?"
Doing chores helps to develop children's independence and teaches them how to look after themselves.
做家務能幫助培養孩子的獨立性，并教會他們如何照顧自己。
It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness.
這還會幫助他們明白公平這個道理。
Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy.
由于他們和父母住在一個屋子里，他們應該知道每個人都應該為保持屋子的干凈和整潔出一份力。
Our neighbors' son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself.
我們鄰居的兒子進了一所不錯的大學，但在他上大學的第一年，他都不知道如何照顧自己。
As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped.
結果他經常生病，他的成績就下降了。
The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.
孩子們越早學會獨立，對他們的未來就越好。
Mr. Smith
史密斯先生
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