Question

Now some women in the USA join Mother’s Camp to spend their weekends.There,husbands and children are not allowed.Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family?Some women say1.他们需要时间独处。

At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself.She can sleep ,read or watch TV, 2.it is a good place where no one will bother her.No children will ask ,“Mom,what’ for dinner?”No husband will says, “Oh,dear,I can’t find any clean socks. ”In the United States,working wives do about 75% of the housework. 3.Many of them have a full-time job outside and then have a second job at home--taking care of their families.These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.

Many of their husbands say they want to help.But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans. 4.They ask so many questions that their wives decide to do the job themselves.

Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a break from housework.For two days they don’t cook,they don’t clean, 5.她们不要照看他们的孩子和丈夫.What do they do?They enjoy warm,sunny weather,walking,swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire.They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp.

Answer

1.they need time to be alone.

2.这是一个没有任何人会打扰她的好地方。

3.她们中许多人在外面有一份全职工作，然后在家还有另一份工作

4.他们问了如此多的问题以致于他们的妻子决定自己去做。

5..They don’t look after their children or husbands.

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：现在在美国有些妇女参加母亲营度过他们的周末。在那里，丈夫和孩子是不被允许的。为什么一个女人想去度假没有她的家庭？一些女人说因为他们需要时间独处。在美国，有工作的妻子做75%的家务。许多人外面有一份全职的工作，然后在家里有一个第二职业——照顾他们的家庭。他们在母亲营是一个很棒的假期。

1.需要时间做某事need time to do sth，独处be alone.

2.it is a good place这是一个好地方。 where no one will bother her这是一个定语从句，修饰名词place，先行词在定语从句中作地点状语，所以用关系副词where，意为：没有任何人会打扰她的好地方。

3.Many of them 她们中许多人，have a full-time job outside在外面有一份全职工作， and then have a second job at home在家还有另一份工作。

4.many questions许多问题。So··· that如此……以致， wives妻子wife的复数， decide to do sth决定做某事。

5.照看 look after，他们的孩子或丈夫their children or husbands.

考点：英汉互译。