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請根據(jù)下表的信息為校報的英語專欄寫一篇短文。內容包括：

1. 陳述不同國家孩子做家務的時間；

2. 談談你的看法。 

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

    2. 開頭已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)。

   The chart shows how many hoars children from different countries spend on chores at home every day.                                                                                                                                            

One possible version:

   The chart shows how many hours children from different countries spend on chores at home every day. It is clear that American children spend the most time on chores: 1. 2 hours. Children from South Korea and the UK come next,spending 0. 7 hour and 0. 6 hour respectively on chores. It takes 0. 5 hour for French children to do housework and 0. 4 hour for Japanese children. Surprisingly,Chinese children do the least housework,with only 12 minutes every day.

   I think it’s important for children to develop basic living skills by doing household chores because one day they will have to live an independent life.The data serve as a warning to Chinese parents. And it’s time for their children to share more housework.

題目來源：2016年英語周報高三新課標 > 第56期 2015-2016高三課標

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