每日英语口语练习：2026-08-18（星期二）
周二 BBC 6 Minute English：《Who does the housework?》（谁来做家务？）——BBC Learning English 最新一期（EP 260813，2026-08-13 播出），主持人 Neil & Pippa 走访印度尼西亚罗特岛与克罗地亚的两个公益项目，探讨「无偿家务劳动」的性别分工。本期核心话题是 division of labour（劳动分工） 与 unpaid care work（无偿照护劳动）——联合国妇女署数据显示，全球女性每天比男性多做 3 小时无偿家务。话题贴近生活、观点明确，对话体非常适合跟读与观点表达练习。
1. 📖 原文/对话（核心段落，约 260 词）
来源：BBC Learning English「6 Minute English」EP 260813《Who does the housework?》，2026-08-13 播出。以下为节目官方转写核心段落，主持人 Neil & Pippa，穿插 BBC World Service 记者 Ade Mardiyati 的采访录音。
Pippa: When it comes to household chores, jobs like cleaning, washing clothes or looking after the kids, it’s often women who do most of the work. Here, two female listeners of BBC World Service programme People Fixing the World share their experiences. Do they sound familiar to you?
Listener 1: I do everything. I do all the house chores, I do the food shopping, I do all the cooking, I clean the bathroom.
Listener 2: Are the chores done equally between me and my husband? No, they’re not done equally. I do most of the chores.
Neil: I think so. My wife works part time and I work full time, so when I’m not working, I do things, and when she’s not working, she does things.
Pippa: Of course, no one enjoys cleaning the toilet or taking out the bins, but there is a serious side to the issue. Figures from UN Women suggest that every day women around the world spend three hours more than men on unpaid care and domestic work.
Mama Shilpa（印度尼西亚罗特岛社区领袖）: It is expected that the tasks done in the house, like holding the child, feeding the child, washing dishes, cooking, will all be done by the mother.
Neil: On Rote, cleaning, cooking and sweeping are considered women’s work – a negative term for boring and repetitive tasks which are traditionally done by women.
Anamarija Sočo（克罗地亚 Superdads 项目）: Mothers have, you know, of course, more space for their careers, or hobbies, or just simply to rest – I mean, just to take a breather. Women tend to especially appreciate men who do these kinds of chores. And when they start pulling their weight, then they jokingly say that, “Uh yeah, women tend to nag less.”
🎯 节目问题答案：英国 Good Housekeeping 杂志调查中最令人讨厌的家务是擦窗户（cleaning the windows，选项 c），23% 的受访者选择它。
2. 🎬 视频/音频资源
- YouTube 官方视频（BBC Learning English 频道）：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9jZMLm72a8 —— 本期节目官方上传，最适合跟读
- BBC 官方节目页（含 worksheet、互动 quiz、逐段播放）：https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2026/ep-260813
- MP3 音频直链（可下载离线循环听）：https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6min/260813_6_minute_english_who_does_the_housework_download.mp3
3. 📝 重点词汇（BBC 官方词汇表，含音标与例句）
| 词汇 | 音标 | 释义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| chores | /tʃɔːz/ | 家务活：家里必须定期做的杂事 | ”I do all the house chores, I do the food shopping, I do all the cooking.” |
| fair share | /ˌfeə ˈʃeə/ | 应得的一份；合理的一份 | ”Do you do your fair share of household chores?“ |
| women’s work | /ˈwɪmɪnz wɜːk/ | 贬义说法：传统上被认为该由女性做的枯燥重复劳动 | ”Cleaning and cooking are considered women’s work.” |
| division of labour | /dɪˌvɪʒn əv ˈleɪbə/ | 劳动分工：不同任务由不同人群分担的组织方式 | ”Many cultures have a division of labour – different tasks done by different groups.” |
| take a breather | /ˌteɪk ə ˈbriːðə/ | （习语）歇口气，短暂休息 | ”Mothers need more space to rest – just to take a breather.” |
| pull your weight | /ˌpʊl jə ˈweɪt/ | （习语）尽本分，干好自己那份活 | ”Women appreciate it when their husbands pull their weight.” |
| nag | /næɡ/ | 唠叨，不停地抱怨催促 | ”When men start helping, women jokingly say they tend to nag less.” |
4. 💬 跟读练习建议
- 先听三遍：第一遍无字幕抓大意（谁做家务、两个项目在哪）；第二遍开字幕跟 Neil & Pippa 的对话；第三遍只听两位受访者（Mama Shilpa、Anamarija Sočo）的原声——真实采访口音，语速略快、口语化强，是听力进阶的好材料。
- 角色扮演跟读：Listener 1 / Listener 2 的两句抱怨非常生活化，先模仿她们的语气（带一点无奈），再换成 Neil 的「公平分工」说法，体会同一话题的两种立场表达。
- 习语刻意练习：反复跟读 take a breather 与 pull your weight 所在的两个句子——本期最值得背的实用表达，练到脱口而出。
- 影子跟读：选 Anamarija Sočo 段落，落后原声 0.5 秒跟读，重点模仿她的停顿（“you know, of course”）和语气的自然转折。
- 复述挑战：听完后不看文本，用 60 秒向自己复述「为什么说家务分工是个严肃问题」（用上 UN Women 的 3 小时数据）。
5. 🔄 即兴口语练习
Prompt 1（90 秒）：用 When it comes to… 开场，介绍你家里的一项分工：When it comes to cooking, my dad does most of the work. 再补一句你的感受。
Prompt 2（60 秒）：用 do your fair share / pull your weight 描述一个团队场景（宿舍值日、小组作业、合租）：In our group project, everyone pulled their weight except…
Prompt 3（90 秒）：观点题——“Should household chores be split 50/50, or is it fine to divide them according to who has more time?” 给出立场 + 两个理由。
Prompt 4（60 秒）：用 take a breather 造两个句子，描述你最近需要「歇口气」的时刻。
6. 📋 发音技巧提示
1. /tʃ/ 与 /dʒ/（本周重点）
- chores /tʃɔːz/（清辅音，舌抵上齿龈后部送气）；jokingly /ˈdʒəʊkɪŋli/（浊辅音，声带振动）。中文母语者常把两者都发成「吃/之」，注意区分清浊。
2. 弱读与连读
- do your fair share 中 your 弱读为 /jə/；pull your weight → /ˌpʊl jə ˈweɪt/。句中的 of, and, to, your 一律弱读。
3. 习语的节奏重音
- take a BREAther（名词重音在首音节）、pull your WEIGHT——英语习语的重音通常落在实义词上，跟读时把重音砸准，习语才「地道」。
4. 反问与感叹语调
- Listener 2 的 Are the chores done equally between me and my husband? No, they’re not done equally. —— 自问自答：问句升调 + 简短降调否定，是口语里强调「恰恰相反」的经典节奏。
5. 英式发音差异
- chores 英式 /tʃɔːz/、breather /ˈbriːðə/（美式 /ˈbriːðər/）。本期为标准 BBC 英音，可与美音素材（如 TED 演讲）交替练习，建立双音系辨识力。
“When they start pulling their weight, women tend to nag less.” — 好的关系不是谁做得多，而是每个人都尽了自己那份力。