（单词翻译:单击）
Housework: Women still do the lion's share of household chores统计证明，女人在做家务的份额上始终是占绝大部分的。
Men are doing no more housework than 30 years ago – despite the myth of the ‘New Man’. Meanwhile, working women spend less time on drudgery1 as their income increases – but still do the lion’s share. On average the number of hours wives spend on chores has fallen from 19.5 a week to 14.5. But the decline is due largely to labour-saving microwaves and dishwashers, as well as the ability to hire cleaners.
虽然正在热播的《婚姻保卫战》中热炒的新名词“家庭煮夫”饱受认同，然而最新的一份调查显示，男人做家务的量还不如30年前的呢！！！一方面，现代的职场女性在经济上相对以往更加独立了，另一方面，有数据显示她们花在家务上的时间比以前有所减少：一周内，一名家庭妇女平均做家务的时间从19.5小时减少到如今的14.5小时。
然而最终的数据显示，女人减少做家务的原因不是因为男人做得多，而是因为厨房用品的革新使得她们做家务的效率大大提高了。
A University of Michigan study shows that husbands do an average of seven hours a week of housework.
至于男人呢？数据显示，男人平均一周做家务的时间为7小时。
（编译：韦方苑）Vocabularydrudgery n.苦工;贱役;单调沉闷的工作chores n.零星工作(尤指家常杂务)
