| 19D | 20C | 21B | 22A | 23B | 24D | 25A |
| 26C | 27D | 28B | 29C | 30B |
Mom: Tom, your little sister has been coughing badly since lunch, so she stayed home from school. Can you stop at the drugstore on your way home?
Tom: Sure, I pass one near the bus stop every day. What should I buy?
Mom: Your uncle, who lives next to the store, sent me this picture.
| GREEN DRUGSTORE | |
|---|---|
| Cough medicine (children) | $180 |
| Cough medicine (adults) | $220 |
| Hand soap | $60 |
| Cough candy | $50 |
| Open 9:00 in the morning to 10:00 at night | |
Mom: Please get the medicine for children and two bottles of hand soap, because she must wash her hands often. She does not need cough candy, since Grandma brought her some.
Tom: OK, but I have only $300 with me. Is that enough?
Mom: Just enough, if you don't buy a drink for yourself. Thank you!
媽媽：湯姆，你妹妹從中午開始就咳得很厲害，所以今天請假在家。你回家路上可以去一趟藥局嗎？
湯姆：好啊，我每天都會經過公車站旁邊那家。我該買什麼？
媽媽：你叔叔就住在那家店隔壁，他傳了這張照片給我。
| 綠色藥局 | |
|---|---|
| 兒童咳嗽藥 | 180 元 |
| 成人咳嗽藥 | 220 元 |
| 洗手乳 | 60 元 |
| 止咳糖 | 50 元 |
| 營業時間 早上 9:00 至晚上 10:00 | |
媽媽：請買兒童咳嗽藥和兩瓶洗手乳，因為她得常常洗手。她不需要止咳糖，奶奶已經帶了一些給她。
湯姆：好，可是我身上只有 300 元，夠嗎？
媽媽：剛好夠，只要你別幫自己買飲料。謝謝你！
Parents' Night at Sunshine Junior High School
Dear parents,
Our school will hold Parents' Night on Friday, March 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Teachers will review what your child has learned this semester and show you examples of the work that the class has done. You will also have a chance to talk with each teacher for ten minutes about your child's progress.
When you arrive, please go to your child's classroom first. The meeting in the school hall, where our principal will speak, starts at 7:30. Either a mother or a father may come, but please do not bring small children, because the classrooms are quite small.
You may park your car behind the gym for free. If you have any questions, please call the school office at 04-2345-6789.
陽光國中家長之夜
親愛的家長：
本校將於三月十四日星期五晚上六點半到八點半舉行家長之夜。老師們會回顧您的孩子這學期學到的內容，並展示全班完成的一些作品。您也有機會和每位老師談十分鐘，了解孩子的進步情形。
抵達後，請先到您孩子的教室。學校禮堂的會議七點半開始，屆時校長會致詞。爸爸或媽媽其中一位出席即可，但請不要帶年幼的孩子，因為教室相當小。
您可以把車免費停在體育館後面。如有任何問題，請打 04-2345-6789 給學校辦公室。
Dear Aunt Jenny,
Thank you for the birthday card, which arrived on the right day. I am sorry that I did not write back sooner, but things at home have been different since my baby brother was born in May. He is a cute boy, but he cries at night, so my parents are always busy with him. At first I felt jealous, because nobody seemed to have time for me anymore.
Last week my mother, who was cooking dinner, asked me to read a story to him. He stopped crying and smiled at me as if he understood every word! Since then I have helped her after school every day, and I really feel like a big sister.
Please come and see him when you pass through Taichung next month.
Best regards,
Amy
親愛的珍妮阿姨：
謝謝您寄來的生日卡，它剛好在生日當天寄到。很抱歉我沒有早點回信，自從我的小弟弟五月出生以後，家裡的情形就不一樣了。他是個可愛的男孩，可是晚上都在哭，所以我爸媽總是忙著照顧他。一開始我很吃醋，因為好像再也沒有人有時間陪我。
上星期媽媽在煮晚餐，請我念故事給他聽。他不哭了，還對我笑，好像每個字都聽得懂！從那時起，我每天放學後都幫媽媽，真的覺得自己像個大姊姊了。
下個月您經過台中時，請來看看他。
敬祝安好
艾美
Thirty years ago, most women in Taiwan stayed home after they got married, while their husbands went out to work. They cooked, washed clothes, and took care of the children, and few people asked whether this was fair. Today, things are quite different, because many wives have jobs of their own and many husbands share the work at home.
A study that compared families in 1995 and 2025 shows how big the change has been. In 1995, only one father in ten cooked dinner for his family, but now almost four in ten do. For example, Chen Wei, a bus driver, makes breakfast for his two sons every morning before work.
Many people regard this as a good change. When parents share the work, children learn that cooking and cleaning are not only a woman's job.
三十年前，台灣大多數女性婚後就待在家裡，丈夫則外出工作。她們煮飯、洗衣、照顧孩子，很少有人問這樣是否公平。如今情況相當不同了，因為許多妻子有自己的工作，也有許多丈夫分擔家事。
一項比較 1995 年與 2025 年家庭的研究，顯示這個改變有多大。1995 年時，十個爸爸只有一個會為家人煮晚餐，現在將近十個中就有四個。舉例來說，公車司機陳偉每天早上上班前都會幫兩個兒子做早餐。
許多人認為這是好的改變。當父母分擔家事時，孩子會學到煮飯和打掃不只是女人的工作。