1. ―你能借点钱给我吗？    ―嗯。你要多少？用来做什么？

CCould you please lend me some money? CHmm. How much do you need? And what for?

2. ―可以至少让我看完这个电视节目吗？―不行。我认为你看两小时电视够多了！

CCould I at least finish watching this show? CNo. I think two hours of TV is enough for you!

3. 妈妈买完东西随时会回来。如果她看到这么乱会生气的。

Mom wil l be back from shopping any minute now. And she won’t be happy if she sees this mess.

4. Peter的妈妈得在奶奶来之前打扫好客厅。

Peter’s mom has to clean the living room before his grandma arrives.

5. 我刚刚做到电视前面，妈妈便走了过来。

The minute I sat down in front of the TV, my mom came over. / My mom came over as soon as I sat down in from of the TV.

6. Nancy成天看电视，在家从来不帮忙。

Nancy watches TV all the time and never helps out around the house.

7. 整整一周妈妈没有做任何家务，我也不做。

For a week, mom did not do any housework, and neither did I.

8. 第二天，妈妈下下班回家发现屋子既干净又整洁。

The next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.

9. 我不明白为什么一些家长要让他们的孩子在家做家务劳动。

I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chore s at home.

10. 他们应当花时间在功课上，以取得好成绩，考上一所好大学。

They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university.

11. 他们长大后必须做家务，所以对他们来说，现在没有必要做家务。

When they get older, they will have to do housework so there is no need for them to do it now.

12. 在家为自己的孩子提供一个干净、舒适的环境是家长们的职责。

It is the parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children.

13. 做些家务琐事可以帮助培养孩子的独立性，教他们如何照顾自己。

Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves.

14. 既然他们与父母同住在一个屋檐之下，他们应该知道每个人都应当尽力保持家里干净整洁。

Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy.

15. 我们邻居的儿子上了一所好大学，但在他入学的头一年，他却全然不知如何照料自己。

Our neighbor’s son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to t ake care of himself.

16. 结果，他经常生病，成绩下滑。

As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped.

17. 孩子们越早学会独立，对他们的未来就越好。

The e arlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.