lesson 3 My Family

　　My father is a teacher. He works¹ during² the day. My mother is a nurse. She works at night. They only see each other on the weekends.
My brothers, my sister and I don't work.
We are students. Because my parents have to work, we do the housework. But we never complain³.

  我的家人
    我爸爸是老师。他白天上班。妈妈则是护士。她晚上上班。他们只有在周末才会碰面。
    哥哥、妹妹和我没有上班。我们都是学生。因为爸妈要上班，家事都由我们来做。但我们从不埋怨。

1 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

2 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

3 complain   

v.抱怨；发牢骚

参考例句：

• They did nothing but complain.他们只知道抱怨。
• You have no reason to complain.你没有理由抱怨。