實(shí)戰(zhàn)口語(yǔ)情景對(duì)話：Household Chores 家務(wù)活

Todd: Looking back I think other roles were kind of traditional like I have two sisters and they usually had the responsibility of doing the cleaning, and I had the responsibility of , you know, mowing the lawn, and taking out the trash and cleaning up the yard and stuff like that. Was it similar in your house?

托德：回想過(guò)去，我認(rèn)為我家里的分工很傳統(tǒng)，我有兩個(gè)姐姐，她們負(fù)責(zé)打掃工作，我負(fù)責(zé)修剪草坪，倒垃圾，打掃院子之類的工作。你家里也是這樣嗎?

Buddhi: Well, dad used to do stuff like that and my brother and I didn't do much work.

布迪希妮：一般是我爸爸做這些家務(wù)，我哥哥和我不太做家務(wù)。

Todd: You were spoiled.

托德：你們被寵壞了。

Buddhi: Very, very, very, very .... yeah. Did you ever decide to shift work with your sisters?

布迪希妮：我爸爸非常非常非常寵我們。你有和你姐姐們交換做家務(wù)嗎?

Todd: No, of course, it never even occured to me. I mean, when you're young, you just do they tell you to do, and to be honest I was very happy. I think I loved doing yardwork. I loved mowing the grass and pruning the trees and, you know, taking about the trash — anything that was physical I enjoyed. I didnt enjoy cleaning. But you never had to do that?

托德：當(dāng)然沒(méi)有，我從來(lái)沒(méi)想過(guò)這點(diǎn)。小的時(shí)候，一般你只會(huì)做被要求做的事情，說(shuō)實(shí)話，當(dāng)時(shí)我很開心。我想我喜歡整理庭院。我喜歡修剪草坪、修剪樹枝，還有倒垃圾，所有體力活我都喜歡。我不喜歡打掃工作。你從沒(méi)做過(guò)家務(wù)嗎?

Buddhi: Well, I cleaned my own room and my brother cleaned his own, and I mean, it's obvious and it's ... I mean... it's something we really should do, like at home. When we eat, you clean your dish, and maybe we ... when I grew up, I'd wash ... I'll do the dishes, and even if I didn't do my mom wouldn't expect me to do it, and make sure I do it somehow. If it's not done, she'd do it. If I do it, well, she'll be thankful.

布迪希妮：嗯，我要打掃我的房間，我哥哥打掃他自己的房間，顯然這是我們?cè)诩依镆龅氖虑?。我們吃完飯以后，要洗碗，可能是在長(zhǎng)大以后，我會(huì)去洗碗，但即使我不洗碗的話，我媽媽也不指望我洗碗，只是有時(shí)我會(huì)洗。如果沒(méi)人洗碗的話，我媽媽就會(huì)去洗。如果我洗碗的話，我媽媽會(huì)很欣慰。

Todd: So, in your household, who mops the floor?

托德：那你家里誰(shuí)擦地?

Buddhi: My dad would.

布迪希妮：我爸爸。

Todd: Your dad would. Who washes the windows?

托德：你爸爸做。那誰(shuí)擦窗戶?

Buddhi: My dad, yeah.

布迪希妮：我爸爸。

Todd: Oh, your dad! He's hardworking. OK, who does the laundry?

托德：哦，又是你爸爸做!他真勤勞。那誰(shuí)洗衣服?

Buddhi: My mom or myself.

布迪希妮：我媽媽和我。

Todd: Or yourself? Really! OK. What does your brother do?

托德：你自己洗衣服?真的嗎?那你哥哥做什么?

Buddhi: Most of the time, like, he's about eight years older than me, so as soon as he graduated from high school he went abroad for high studies, so when he was doing the usual stuff, I was a kid, so I was not doing anything, so soon after he went I took over or something like that.

布迪希妮：大部分時(shí)間……我哥哥比我大8歲，他高中畢業(yè)以后就去國(guó)外留學(xué)了，他做日常家務(wù)的時(shí)候，我還很小，那時(shí)我什么家務(wù)都不做，而他出國(guó)以后，我就接手了他負(fù)責(zé)的家務(wù)。

Todd: Well you did some stuff.

托德：你也做些家務(wù)。

Buddhi: I did. I'm proud.

布迪希妮：對(duì)，我做家務(wù)。我很自豪。