變成負責的成人
Jody is a mother of two children, Frank and Diane.
裘蒂是兩個小孩的媽媽，法蘭克和黛安。
Jody thinks that family education is important.
裘蒂認為家庭教育很重要。
education(n.)教育
She asked her two kids to share chores when they were at a young age.
她要求兩個孩子在很小的時候就分擔家事。
share(v.)分擔
Every day, after Frank and Diane finished homework, they helped their mom chop vegetables and prepare dinner.
每天，法蘭克和黛安寫完功課時，他們幫忙媽媽切蔬菜和準備晚餐。
chop(v.)切碎prepare(v.)準備
They took turns to wash dishes after every meal.
每餐飯後他們輪流洗碗。
take turns輪流wash dishes洗碗
They had to do the laundry as well.
他們也必須洗衣服。
do the laundry洗衣服
On weekends, they had to mop the floor together.
每個週末他們必須一起拖地板。
mop(v.)用拖把拖洗
At first, they did not like to do the work, but Jody used the carrot and stick method on them.
起初，他們不喜歡做家事，但是裘蒂對他們軟硬兼施。
carrot and stick軟硬兼施、賞罰並用
Then, they gradually got used to it. Doing chores helped them build good habits and improve their planning skills.
然後他們漸漸地習慣了，做家事幫助他們建立好習慣，以及增進規劃的技巧。
gradually(adv.)漸漸地be used to習慣於⋯help sb. do sth.幫助某人做⋯improve(v.)改進
Now, Frank and Diane have become responsible adults. Jody is proud of them.
現在，法蘭克和黛安變成負責任的成人，裘蒂以他們為榮。
responsible(adj.)負責任的adult(n.)成人be proud of sb.以某人為榮