< ><STRONG>绝望主妇：对家务活说不！ <BR>Why marriage can be a chore for women</STRONG> </P>
<>Research shows that marriage means increase in housework for women. </P>
<>When a woman is single, household chores take up about 10 hours a week. But after she is married, she typically does 15 hours of housework every week. <BR>The effect is opposite for men. Before getting married, they do an average of seven hours' housework a week. It drops to five hours afterwards. </P>
<>The research says that men are willing to take a back seat because they think women enjoy taking control of the house and all the duties. <BR>But women say they are forced to spend much more time at the kitchen sink because they are frustrated by the piles of dirty dishes left by their partners. <BR>Scientists discovered that men could live longer if they did more chores. Hiding away from household duties can even lead to them “dying of boredom”. </P>
<>Research shows that marriage means increase in housework for women. 有调查显示，对于女性来说，结婚意味着得多做50%的家务活。 </P>
<>“When a woman is single, household chores take up about 10 hours a week. But after she is married, she typically does 15 hours of housework every week. ” 女性结婚前每周花在熨衣服、打扫卫生、做饭等家务活上的时间约为10小时。而她们结婚或和男友同居之后，每周花在家务活上的时间则增加为15个小时。 </P>
<>Take up <BR>The effect is opposite for men. Before getting married, they do an average of seven hours' housework a week. It drops to five hours afterwards. 而对男性来说，结果却恰好相反。男性在结婚或同居之前，平均每周做7个小时的家务活；而在这之后，每周做家务活的时间却减少为5个小时。 </P>
<> “The research says that men are willing to take a back seat because they think women enjoy taking control of the house and all the duties. ” 调查表明，在家务活的问题上，男人总是“甘拜下风”，因为他们觉得女人乐于管家并承担所有的家务活。 </P>
<>Take a back seat <BR>[美]黯然引退, 处于次要地位，屈居于…后，位于…之后 <BR>“But women say they are forced to spend much more time at the kitchen sink because they are frustrated by the piles of dirty dishes left by their partners. ” 但女性则认为，面对一堆堆没人洗的脏餐具，她们不得不在厨房的水池前忙乎半天。 </P>
<>Sink <BR>A water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe and generally a piped supply of water.水槽 <BR>“Scientists discovered that men could live longer if they did more chores. Hiding away from household duties can even lead to them “dying of boredom”.” 科学家近日发现，爱做家务活的男性寿命更长。不愿做家务活、又不愿带孩子的男性可能会“死于无聊”。 </P>
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