Listen to some research findings about how men and women are responsible for housework nowadays. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
According to the research’s findings,
1. Modern women are working more hours and doing more housework than men.
2. Men spent one third as long on housework as women.
3. Only 5 men in the research said that they didn’t do anything at home.
4. Most men understand that they should share housework with women but most of them fail to do so.
5. Women still have equal opportunities at work without more housework support from men.
1. Modern women are working more hours and doing more housework than men.
2. Men spent one third as long on housework as women.
3. Only 5 men in the research said that they didn’t do anything at home.
4. Most men understand that they should share housework with women but most of them fail to do so.
5. Women still have equal opportunities at work without more housework support from men.
Kiến thức: nghe hiểu
- Modern women are working more hours and doing more housework than men. (Phụ nữ hiện đại đang làm việc nhiều giờ hơn và làm nhiều việc nhà hơn nam giới.)
Thông tin: Women still have to do the lion’s share of housework despite going out to work in ever increasing numbers.
Tạm dịch: Phụ nữ vẫn phải làm phần việc nhà của sư tử mặc dù số lượng ra ngoài làm việc ngày càng tăng.
=> TRUE
- Men spent one third as long on housework as women. (Đàn ông dành 1/3 thời gian cho việc nhà như phụ nữ.)
Thông tin: Researchers found that they spent three times as long on domestic chores as their husbands or partners.
Tạm dịch: Các nhà nghiên cứu phát hiện ra rằng họ dành thời gian làm việc nhà nhiều gấp ba lần so với chồng hoặc bạn đời của họ.
=> TRUE
- Only 5 men in the research said that they didn’t do anything at home. (Chỉ có 5 người đàn ông trong cuộc nghiên cứu nói rằng họ không làm gì ở nhà.)
Thông tin: almost one in five men admitted to doing nothing at all around the home.
Tạm dịch: gần 1/5 nam giới thừa nhận không làm gì cả trong nhà.
=> FALSE
- Most men understand that they should share housework with women but most of them fail to do so. (Hầu hết đàn ông hiểu rằng họ nên chia sẻ công việc nhà với phụ nữ nhưng hầu hết họ đều không làm được.)
Thông tin: The findings come despite the best intentions of most men, who agreed that they should share the burden by doing more housework.
Tạm dịch: Phát hiện này được đưa ra bất chấp ý định tốt nhất của hầu hết đàn ông, những người đồng ý rằng họ nên chia sẻ gánh nặng bằng cách làm nhiều việc nhà hơn.
=> TRUE
- Women still have equal opportunities at work without more housework support from men. (Phụ nữ vẫn có cơ hội bình đẳng trong công việc mà không cần nam giới hỗ trợ nhiều việc nhà hơn.)
Thông tin: Researchers said the survey results meant women would not achieve equal opportunities at work until their menfolk contributed more to looking after the home.
Tạm dịch: Các nhà nghiên cứu cho biết kết quả khảo sát cho thấy phụ nữ sẽ không đạt được cơ hội bình đẳng trong công việc cho đến khi người đàn ông của họ đóng góp nhiều hơn vào việc chăm sóc tổ ấm.
=> FALSE
Transcripts
Women still have to do the lion’s share of housework despite going out to work in ever increasing numbers. Researchers found that they spent three times as long on domestic chores as their husbands or partners. Some female breadwinners, however, have to shoulder the burden of all the housework as almost one in five men admitted to doing nothing at all around the home.
The average for women was 17 hours a week, compared to just under six hours for men. But more than a quarter of wives and girlfriends spend more than 21 hours a week on domestic chores. These times exclude childcare, which is also traditionally far more likely to fall on women.
The findings come despite the best intentions of most men, who agreed that they should share the burden by doing more housework.
Researchers said the survey results meant women would not achieve equal opportunities at work until their menfolk contributed more to looking after the home. In the survey, 1,800 men and women were asked about everyday chores, such as the laundry, cleaning, cooking, food shopping, looking after sick relatives and carrying out repairs. But men only made a significant contribution by mending faulty items around the house. At least two-thirds of women said it was usually them who carried out the other tasks, rising to 85 per cent for doing the laundry.
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