雅思口语Part1答案：Housework家务

　　1. Do you usually do any housework?

　　Well, I live alone, so I need to do all the chores by myself to keep my room clean and tidy. I sweep the floor every night, no matter how tired I am on that day. Also, I often do the laundry on Saturday and do some grocery shopping on Sunday.

　　我一个人住，得自己一个人做所有家务来保证房间清洁。我每天晚上扫地，不管那天有多累。而且，我周六还要洗衣服，周日还要采购生活必需品。

　　2. Do you like to do housework?

　　Sure, I’m a tidy person and I love to keep everything in apple-pie order, so I have a rigid routine to do my household chores. Actually, I usually spend my Saturday afternoon finishing all the cleanings, including mopping the floor and cleaning the windows to keep my home in the best shape.

　　当然，我是个爱干净的人，喜欢把所有东西都弄得整整齐齐。所以我有严格的日程来做家务。我经常花整个周六的下午来打扫房间，让它变得最棒，其中包括拖地和擦窗户。

　　3. What housework do you least like doing?

　　Actually, I hate wiping the tub, it takes plenty of time for me to finish washing it. It takes up all my energy to clean the tap, tub mat, and water pipes. Sometimes I really don’t know why my parents always want to take a bath instead of a shower!

　　其实我最讨厌擦浴缸，这得花掉我很多时间。清理水龙头、垫子、水管会花费我所有精力。有时候我真不知道为什么我爸妈总喜欢泡澡而不是冲淋浴。

　　4. Do you think it’s important for children to do some housework?

　　I guess, yes, doing household chores, like make their own bed, keep their toys in order can help kids learn to be a responsible person. It’s really a good start for them to do a task, and then change to be a habit of a lifetime. 我想是的，做家务，例如自己铺床，整理玩具等等可以帮助孩子们变成一个有责任感的人。从做一件小事，慢慢变为一生的好习惯，这是个不错的开始。

　　5. Have there been any changes in the housework people do?

　　Well, thanks for the advancement of technology, there’re more household gadgets, like the vacuum cleaner, micro-oven and so on to make housework become an easier task than it used to be decades ago.

　　多亏了现代科技的进步，很多家务工具例如吸尘器微波炉等等都让家务变得比几十年前更容易了。