摘要：現(xiàn)如今，性別角色已被顛覆了。我們所處的社會(huì)并不受性別主宰，或者至少正朝著這一目標(biāo)邁進(jìn)吧。如果你厭倦了上班族生活，寧愿呆在家里料理家務(wù)，做個(gè)家庭煮夫也沒啥問題。其實(shí)，宅在家里料理家務(wù)還很不賴呢!

　　Today, roles have been reversed. We are not agender-driven society, or at least moving towardsone that is not defined by gender. It’s okay if youare not interested in a corporate life anymore andare much happier when you stay at home, takingcare of the household chores. There’s no shame inbeing a househusband. It’s actually quite awesome.Here’s why:

　　現(xiàn)如今，性別角色已被顛覆了。我們所處的社會(huì)并不受性別主宰，或者至少正朝著這一目標(biāo)邁進(jìn)吧。如果你厭倦了上班族生活，寧愿呆在家里料理家務(wù)，做個(gè)家庭煮夫也沒啥問題。其實(shí)，宅在家里料理家務(wù)還很不賴呢!原因如下：

　　No Monday blues

　　告別憂郁星期一

　　No more rushing to work, struggling to finish a presentation, getting loaded with more work.No more cribbing on Sundays about the impending Monday. No more whining about how youhate your job。

　　再也不用急匆匆趕著上班、苦巴巴地做報(bào)告或不堪負(fù)重忙工作。再也不用翹首期盼周末繼而又為新的一周發(fā)愁。再也不必發(fā)牢騷說自己有多討厭工作。

　　No horrible boss

　　告別可怕上司

　　No more dealing with rude bosses, or unreasonable colleagues. No more dreading facing himor her. No more pressure to finish business reports or reach business targets. No moredealing with office politics。

　　再也不會(huì)遇上邪惡的老板或不講理的同事。再也不害怕面對他/她。免除了趕寫公司報(bào)告或完成業(yè)務(wù)指標(biāo)的壓力。遠(yuǎn)離辦公室的勾心斗角。

　　Drinking hot afternoon over a fancy lunch

　　可享受美味午餐和暖暖下午茶

　　Once in a while you can pop over to a nice Italian or Spanish restaurant and have a nice lunchwith some beer. You can treat yourself once a week. And an afternoon beer is that much moredelicious than an evening one。

　　偶爾你還能去不錯(cuò)的意大利或西班牙餐館打打牙祭喝點(diǎn)啤酒。每周你都可以犒勞一下自己，下午來瓶啤酒絕對比晚上更爽哦。

　　More relaxing

　　更輕松自在

　　As a househusband you get to be more relaxed. Your only worry possibly will be the maid notcoming on time, or curbs on the water supply. You get to leave all the stress related to anoffice job. No more driving to work on increasingly busy roads. No more getting your BP highbecause of idiotic, rash drivers. You will breathe easy and be much calmer。

　　家庭廚男自然輕松自在啦。你唯一的糾結(jié)無非是保姆沒準(zhǔn)時(shí)打掃或水管出了問題。你不會(huì)遇到上班族那些煩心事。你也不必夾在日益擁擠的路上開車去上班，不必因?yàn)槟承┥倒纤緳C(jī)高按喇叭。你可以輕松呼吸、鎮(zhèn)靜安寧。

　　Bonding with kids

　　跟孩子更密切

　　If you’ve just had a kid, you couldn’t have asked for more. You get to spend all the lovely timewith your son or daughter. You get to play with them, feed them, bathe them, dress them up,read them stories. There can’t be a more rewarding job. You will be able to see them grow。

　　如果你碰巧有小孩，那再幸福不過了。你可以一直喜滋滋地陪著兒子或女兒。你和他們游戲，給他們做飯、洗澡、穿衣、講故事。世上再也沒有比這更美的差事啦。你可以見證孩子的成長呢。

　　Work from the luxury of your home

　　可居家辦公

　　You can pick up odd jobs to increase your income. You can take up things like resume writingor essay writing for MBA[微博] students etc. If you’re an IT person, you can do some freelancework in your domain. There are tons of things you can do. You can blog, even. Working fromhome is great。

　　你可以做些兼職來增加收入。比如給工商管理學(xué)學(xué)生代寫簡歷或論文。如果你是IT達(dá)人，你還可以在家做個(gè)自由職業(yè)者?？勺龅氖虑檎媸翘嗬?，你甚至還能開博客呢。居家辦公真的很不錯(cuò)。

　　Happier married life

　　婚姻生活更幸福

　　If the house is spotless and your kids are fed and happy, your wife will be the happiest. If shedoesn’t have to come home and do all the housework on top of it, she will fall in love with youevery day. She will appreciate what you do and your married life will be much stronger andhappier。

　　如果家里一塵不染，小孩吃穿不愁、開心快樂，你老婆肯定大為歡喜。如果她不必一回家就做家務(wù)，肯定會(huì)更愛你吧。她會(huì)很感激你所做的一切，你倆的婚姻自然也會(huì)更牢固美滿。

　　Patience and empathy

　　學(xué)會(huì)耐心和感性

　　Being a househusband makes you respect women more. You realise how much work they doday in, day out. Taking care of the house and kids will teach you things about yourself, thingsyou thought you never had. Patience and empathy, for example, for others。

　　做個(gè)家庭煮夫能讓你更尊重女性。你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)她們原來每天得干那么多活兒。料理家務(wù)、照顧小孩也讓你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己，發(fā)現(xiàn)以往不曾注意到的事情。比如說對別人會(huì)感同身受、更有耐心。

　　You get to cook what you want

　　想吃啥就自己做

　　That’s right. Get all the recipe books and whip up some gorgeous meals. You can cook whatyou like and impress your wife or girlfriend. Follow shows like Master Chef Australia for addedhelp and inspiration。

　　一點(diǎn)也沒錯(cuò)。你可以搜羅各大菜譜，然后自己做大餐。你可以做自己愛吃的美食，讓你老婆或女友大吃一驚。“澳大利亞大廚”這種節(jié)目秀也能激發(fā)靈感喲!

　　Improved health

　　身體更健康

　　Once you get around to doing housework and playing with your children and doing a grocery, orgarbage run, you will become fitter and healthier. Much healthier than sitting on an office chairfor eight hours straight。

　　做家務(wù)、陪孩子玩、買菜或倒垃圾能讓你更健康。這遠(yuǎn)比一天八小時(shí)直挺挺地坐在辦公室椅子上強(qiáng)多啦。