In your spare time, do you help your parents with chores around the house?

你空闲时会帮你的父母做一些家里的杂活吗？

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According to a study of nearly 3,000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening News in March, only 22% of students help with everyday chores around the house.

今年3月，《宁波晚报》的一项调查显示，调查中近3000名学生里，只有22%的学生会帮忙做家务。

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For example, if a robot does chores around the house, you wouldn't want it to put the pet cat in the oven to make dinner for the hungry children.

例如，如果一个机器人在家里做家务，你不会希望它把宠物猫放进烤箱里将其作为饥饿的孩子的晚餐。

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Even doing chores or puttering around the house can accumulate to benefit our health.

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The group divides up chores and enjoys gathering around the crowded dinner table at the end of the day.

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The study defined housework as nine chores: cleaning, preparing meals, washing dishes, washing and ironing clothes, driving family members around, shopping, yard work, maintaining cars and paying bills.

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