I live in a happy family. My parents love me and they never let me do any chores. My dad is a good 1, so he does all the cooking in our family. My mom does all the other chores 2 sweeping the floor and washing clothes.
Last weekend, my parents were out, so I had to look after 3. In the afternoon, I was 4, so I decided to cook a meal. I 5 cooked before, but how hard would it be? My father is a good cook, and then I must 6 him in some ways. Finally, I decided to cook chicken. I took 7 the chicken from the fridge. When the oil became very hot, I 8 the chicken into the pot. Quickly the pot was on fire. I didn't know how it 9 before I threw the flaming pot into the water. Then I noticed the white table next to the stove and the ceiling (天花板) became black. I spent the next hour trying to clean up the 10.
Cooking isn't as easy as I ever thought, and there's always something I need to learn.
What do mothers think of housework? Let's read the following ideas.
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Laura |
We don't like housework, but at the same time, we hope to have a clean and comfortable home. My neighbor Teresa told me that I didn't have to do everything right away. We can do small things with great love. Start with the easy ones, rest, and then go on with the others. It becomes less tiring but much more interesting when you divide(分成)things into smaller parts. |
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Mona |
What should you call those who use towels(毛巾)but never wash them, eat meals but never do the dishes, sit in rooms but never clean them？If your answer is "A house guest." you're wrong. Because I just describe my kids. |
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Mary |
Kids seem to learn to use the computer and turn on the TV quickly. However, they have difficulty in using the vacuum cleaner(真空吸尘器). It's really surprising. |
The Simpsons is a famous cartoon. It tells about the happy life in an American family. What chores does each of them like and dislike?
Homer is the father of the family. He likes sweeping the floor. He often weeds(除杂草) in the garden and washes the car. He never feeds their dog or cooks meals for his family.
Marge is the mother of the family and she is very busy. She always cooks meals, does the laundry and cleans the house. She never washes the car or changes light bulbs(灯泡).
Lisa is the elder daughter of the family. She likes making her bed. She cleans the table and does the dishes every day. She can't cook meals but she is a good helper for her mother.
Bart is the son of the family. He only likes feeding their dog and walking it outside. He never cleans his bedroom.
Life is always full of stress these days. How do you usually relieve(减轻) stress？ In fact, doing something like washing dirty clothes may really make people relaxed.
"Doing some housework such as folding the clothes or sweeping the floor is a good way to relieve our stress without taking any medicine, "says Carol Clark, a successful psychologist(心理学家) in New York. "While washing something, "she says, "you can imagine you're washing away some trouble in your life."
Here are some other people's ideas about it.
"Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life, "says Linda in France. ""
"A man pays a psychologist $200 an hour for his problem about stress. I really don't know who is crazier, the psychologist or the man, "says Gary, a single(单身的) father in America.
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A. However，he's just told to go back home and do some housework. B. Do you know housework is helpful in relieving stress? C. Get me out of doing the housework and then I'll really be relaxed. D. Do people all agree with her ideas? E. She often advises people who are under lots of stress to try doing housework every day. |
When Norman left high school, he went to a college to learn cooking for two years. He enjoyed cooking and was good at creating (创造) his own dishes. Then he got a job in the kitchen of a big hotel as an apprentice (学徒) for four years.
①Norman soon found that cooking in a hotel was nothing like cooking for his family at home. He needed to work in a hot kitchen for a long time every day. A lot of people couldn't stand it, but Norman enjoyed it. He always made new and unusual cakes on Friday. More and more people visited the hotel on Friday just ②________ his cakes. The hotel owner soon found out why.
When Norman decided to leave the hotel, ③the hotel owner offered(提供) him more money and the position (职位) of the head cook. Norman took the position and saved most of the money he made. Finally, he bought his own hotel last year. Then he found he needed a lot more skills than just cooking skills. So he went to an evening school to learn business every Tuesday and Friday.
Norman enjoys having his own hotel. But he also enjoys working in the kitchen and ④thinking up new creations when the hotel is not too busy.
The hotel owner him more money and the position of the head cook.
To get more , Norman went to an evening school to learn every Tuesday and Friday.
In some Western countries, many children do chores to g pocket money. They usually start to do this when they are ten years old.
School students have to do homework and s for tests. They don't have much free time on w. They often do chores on weekends.
Young kids only do e chores. So they don't get much money. But that's enough. Many of them only want to buy candy (糖果). And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes, s the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog. When they get o， they want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. So they have to work h! They often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass, or cook meals.
Some jobs are a good w for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to use a lawnmower (割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at f.
Do you think it's fair for the teenagers to depend on t？
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Your parents love you and care about you. As a teenager, you should do what you can make them happy. Here is some advice.
Do your chores. Help your parents with when you see them working around the house. Do your chores without being asked to and do so more than you are asked to.
Develop interest something. Find out what you are good at, and join a club that can help you improve you. It's good to have hobbies. Having something that your parents can hang on the walls like a painting will bring them much happy.
Talk with your parents good. Do not talk back to (对……顶嘴) your parents when they understand you. Find a right time talking with them. They will be glad to take time talking with you.
