The Trouble With Chores （家庭杂务） The twins，Jenna and Jeff，were good at most things.Their dad was good at most things，too.But there was one thing the twins and Dad were not good at—that was chores.It wasn't that Dad and the twins didn't want to do their chores.It was just that they always seemed to have reasons not to do them.And they had such good excuses.
"You're right，my dear，" said Mum. "The grass does need cutting.But a spider has spun a wonderful web on the lawn mower and I haven't the heart to put all her hard work to waste."
"Mum，" said Jenna， "I know it's my week to put up my cards.It's just that I'm waiting for them to dry.They'll be easier to scoop up that way."
"Mum，" said Jeff， "may I skip setting the table tonight？There's a TV show on the Ice Age，and I have to do a report on the Beast of Baluchistan."
There were also the endless quarrels about who did what and who got the easy job.Mum sighed.If only Dad and the twins were as good at doing their chores as they were at arguing about them，life would be easier.Talking of chores，Mum thought instead of pushing them for chores，it would be a lot easier to do them herself.And that was what she did.She put away all cards and set and cleared the table.She chased the dust bunnies from under the furniture and cleaned up the twins' messy room.
The twins did pick up and put away things occasionally.Dad did cut the grass once in a while.Not surprisingly，things began to slide.Everybody got a little unhappy，especially Mum，who spent much time doing chores.Something had to be done.But what？
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Mum decided to host a family meeting.
Living in all that messy build-up wasn't much fun.
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【答案】Mum decided to host a family meeting. "My dear，" she said， "there's a lot more to life than chores.I've been so concerned with the house that I haven't been to the gym for weeks." "Go to the gym to work out，" Dad and the twins applauded.The whole family enjoyed themselves and not worrying about chores worked pretty well at first.But bit by bit，messy build-up began to take up the house.
Living in all that messy build-up wasn't much fun.Dad decided to host a family meeting，too.No sooner had the meeting begun than everybody decided to do something about the awful mess.They picked up all the wet towels.They got the dishes out of the sink and banished the dust bunnies.Then they sat down，exhausted but pleased.At last，they realized there were a lot of meaningful things in life，including chores.
Living in all that messy build-up wasn't much fun.Dad decided to host a family meeting，too.No sooner had the meeting begun than everybody decided to do something about the awful mess.They picked up all the wet towels.They got the dishes out of the sink and banished the dust bunnies.Then they sat down，exhausted but pleased.At last，they realized there were a lot of meaningful things in life，including chores.
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She couldn't help weeping sorrowfully when she thought of the scolding from her mother.Having wandered aimlessly in the street for hours，she felt a little hungry and wished for something to eat，but it was not even possible for her，since she had nothing with her.She stood beside a stand for a while，watching the middle-aged seller busy doing his business.However，with no money in hand，she sighed and had to leave.
The seller behind the stand noticed the young girl and asked， "Hey，girl，you want to have the noodles？
"Oh，yes…，but I don't have money on me…" she replied.
"That's nothing.I'll treat you today，" said the man. "Come in."
The seller brought her a bowl of noodles，whose smell was so attractive.
As she was eating，Jenny cried silently.
"What is it？" asked the man kindly.
"Nothing，actually I was just touched by your kindness!" said Jenny as she wiped her tears. "Even a stranger on the street will give me a bowl of noodles，while my mother，drove me out of the house.She showed no care for me.She is so merciless compared to a stranger!!"
Hearing the words，the seller smiled， "Girl，do you really think so？I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you thanked me a lot.But it is your mother who has raised you since you were a baby.Can you number the times she cooked for you？Have you expressed your gratitude to her？"
Jenny sat there，speechless and numb with shock？she remembered Mother's familiar face and weathered hands. "Why did I not think of that？A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel indebted，but I have never thanked my mum for what she has done for me."
On the way home，Jenny made up her mind to make an apology to her mother for her rudeness as soon as she arrived home.
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