双语阅读：男性干家务常被女性忽视

　　摘要：一项调查称，男性所做的家务活远比他们得到承认的多。女人之所以对他们的贡献“视而不见”，是因为他们不会表功。

　　Men do far more housework than they are givencredit for, according to research that claims womendo not notice because their male partners "don'tmake a fuss".

　　Men said they spent 13 hours a week on householdchores including cleaning the lavatory, taking out therubbish and changing the bed linen.

　　一项调查称，男性所做的家务活远比他们得到承认的多。女人之所以对他们的贡献“视而不见”，是因为他们不会表功。

　　调查显示，男性每周在做家务活上所花的时间为13个小时，这其中包括打扫卫生间、倒垃圾和换床单等。

　　But 60 per cent of the 1000 men questioned said their efforts were unnoticed by the woman intheir lives because they did not like to make a fuss.

　　在1000名受访男性中，有60%的人说他们的努力常被伴侣忽视，这主要是因为他们不喜欢邀功。

　　Almost half said they felt women were more prone to showing off about the amount ofhousework they take on.

　　近一半的男性认为女性更喜欢把自己干了多少活挂在嘴边。

　　The task most men said they did was taking out the rubbish – with 85 per cent claiming credit.Carrying the shopping bags was the second most popular chore among men, with 80 per centsaying they take the weight off their wife's shoulders.

　　根据调查结果，男性做得最多的家务活是倒垃圾，其中85%的人承担这一任务。其次是购物时帮忙拎东西，有80%的男性通过这种方式为妻子减轻负担。

　　Food shopping came in third place – with 78 per cent saying they are responsible for restockingthe fridge each week.

　　采购食品排在第三，78%的男性说他们每周负责把冰箱填满。

　　The research by Dove, the beauty brand, found men spend 4.7 hours a week on housework aswell as 1.5 hours on DIY and 6.9 hours on childcare.

　　这项由多芬护肤品公司开展的调查发现，男性每周花4.7个小时干家务，1.5个小时做一些水管电工活，6.9个小时照看孩子。

　　Paul Connell, brand manager of Dove Men Care, said: "Our research shows that modern menare becoming more vocal about the contribution they make in the home, and the popularstereotype of men doing nothing around the house is no longer accurate."

　　多芬男士护肤品的品牌经理保罗·康奈尔说：“我们的调查显示，现代男性更爱直言说出他们对家庭所做的贡献，那种认为男性在家什么也不做的看法现在该改改了。”

　　相关阅读：家务的英语怎么说

　　housework

　　household duties

　　menage

　　house-hold

　　house work

　　双语例句：

　　他一做家务事就装成舍生取义的样子。

　　He always acts the martyr when he has to do the housework.

　　他们平等分担家务。

　　They share the housework equally between them.

　　我们有个女仆干家务活儿。

　　We have a maid to do the housework.

　　我的周末全用在做家务上了。

　　My weekend was dominated by housework.

　　我们将早起并且做点家务。

　　We will get up early and do some housework.

　　家务劳动使母亲整天忙忙碌碌。

　　Housework keeps mother on the fly all day.

　　我们轮流做家务。

　　We alternate in doing the housework.

　　电力应用于家务上使做家务事容易多了。

　　The appliance of electricity to household tasks makes housework much easier.

　　他每周用两个小时的时间做家务。

　　It takes him two hours every week to do the housework.

　　我很讨厌单调的日常家务。

　　I hate the daily grind of the housework.