日本球迷世界杯上捡垃圾引热议

近日，日本足球迷在世界杯比赛后清理球场的行为一直备受赞誉。但这一次，他们在国内却引发争议。

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🤔️小作业：

1. What is the main purpose of the article?

A. To praise Japanese fans for their cleanliness at World Cup stadiums.

B. To criticize Japanese men for their lack of housework participation.

C. To highlight a perceived contradiction in Japanese men's behavior.

D. To compare Japanese and Portuguese fans' cleaning habits.

无注释原文：

Do it at home too, women tell Japanese fans who cleaned World Cup stadium

From: BBC

For years, Japanese football fans have won praise for cleaning up stadiums after World Cup matches. But this time, they're catching heat at home.

When photos emerged this week of Japanese fans combing the stands with trash bags after a match, some saw a double standard: men who clean after themselves in public while leaving the burden at home to their wives.

A Japanese poster went viral soon after, juxtaposing a man picking litter at the stadium with the same guy reclined on a sofa at home, using his phone near a basket of laundry while his wife did the dishes.

Men in Japan should "pitch in more at home" as their time spent doing chores is among the shortest in the world, the poster text read.

That post has been liked 60,000 times on X.

"Everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to help mom do the dishes," an X user commented, referencing a quote by American author PJ O'Rourke.

"There's probably a guy among these people picking up trash, who has a young kid at home and left his wife to look after them to come watch the World Cup," wrote another.

Cleanliness and cleaning up after oneself in public places is deeply ingrained in Japanese culture.

In terms of time spent doing housework, however, Japanese men rank the lowest among highly-developed countries.

According Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data from 2021, Japanese women spend more than three hours per day on unpaid work - more than five times that of men, who clock 47 minutes a day.

This disparity is especially pronounced in young families. A government survey from 2021 found that in dual-income households with children under six years old, women spend more than seven hours a day on household chores while men spend less than two hours.

Some social media users have also taken issue with what they see as the hypocrisy of picking up rubbish abroad, when Japan's public spaces are often lined with rubbish after large events.

But as the debate over the division of housework rages, many argue that Japanese fans' signature stadium cleanups should be encouraged, not nitpicked at.

"Where's the embarrassment in that?" an X user wrote. "It's way better than reports saying 'Japanese people are littering abroad.'"

Such cleanups appear to have influenced fans from other countries too.

A recent social media video shows Portuguese fans similarly collecting rubbish from the stands with large plastic bags, with many social media users crediting the Japanese with starting this trend.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为BBC官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Do it at home too, women tell Japanese fans who cleaned World Cup stadium

From: BBC

For years, Japanese football fans have won praise for cleaning up stadiums after World Cup matches. But this time, they're catching heat at home.

多年来，日本足球迷在世界杯比赛后清理球场的行为一直备受赞誉。但这一次，他们在国内却引发争议。

When photos emerged this week of Japanese fans combing the stands with trash bags after a match, some saw a double standard: men who clean after themselves in public while leaving the burden at home to their wives.

本周，有照片显示日本球迷在一场比赛后手持垃圾袋清理看台，部分人因此质疑存在双重标准：在公共场合自发清洁的男性，却把家务负担留给妻子。

comb /kəʊm/ 作名词，表示“梳子”，英文解释为“a flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal with a thin row of long, narrow parts along one side, used to tidy and arrange your hair”

作动词，表示“认真搜寻；仔细搜查”，英文解释为“to search a place or an area very carefully in order to find something”举个🌰：The police combed the whole area for evidence. 警方为了寻找证据搜遍了整个地区。

stand /stænd/ 作名词，1）表示“售货亭；摊位；展台”，英文解释为“a small shop or stall or an area where products can be shown, usually outside or in a large public building, at which people can buy things or get information”如：a hotdog stand 热狗摊。

2）表示“（支撑或摆放物品的）架，座，台”，英文解释为“a frame or piece of furniture for supporting or putting things on”如：a music stand 乐谱架。

3）表示“看台”，英文解释为“a large structure at a sports ground, usually with a sloping floor and sometimes a roof, where people either stand or sit to watch a sports event”

A Japanese poster went viral soon after, juxtaposing a man picking litter at the stadium with the same guy reclined on a sofa at home, using his phone near a basket of laundry while his wife did the dishes.

随后一张日本海报在网上爆红，画面将一名男子在球场捡垃圾，与他在家中躺在沙发上滑手机、旁边堆着待洗衣物、妻子在洗碗的情景并列对比。

poster /ˈpəʊ.stər/ 通常表示“招贴，海报；布告”，英文解释为“a large printed picture, photograph, or notice that you stick or pin to a wall or board, usually for decoration or to advertise something”

也表示“（在网站或社交媒体上发布信息或照片的）发帖人”，英文解释为“someone who publishes something such as a message or picture on a website or using social media”举个🌰：There was a lively debate on the message boards, with many posters arguing against the plan. 在留言板上辩论很踊跃，许多发帖人反对这项计划。

viral /ˈvaɪ.rəl/ 表示“（通过网络在个体之间迅速）病毒式的（传播）”，英文解释为“used to describe something that quickly becomes very popular or well known by being published on the internet or sent from person to person by email, phone, etc.”举个🌰：Here's a list of the top ten viral videos this week. 以下是本周十大病毒式传播的视频。

📍常用短语 go viral，字面意思就是“像病毒一样传播、扩散”，引申为“走红，十分流行，疯狂传播”，比如朋友圈xxx刷屏了，也可以说go viral. 📍名词形式virality.

juxtapose /ˌdʒʌk.stəˈpəʊz/ 表示“把（不同的事物）并置，把…并列”，英文解释为“to put things that are not similar next to each other”举个🌰：The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso's early drawings with some of his later works. 展览同时展出了毕加索早期的绘画作品和他的一些晚期作品。

recline /rɪˈklaɪn/ 表示“（使）斜倚；（使）斜躺；（使）向后倚靠”，英文解释为“to lean or lie back with the upper part of your body in a nearly horizontal position”举个🌰：She was reclining elegantly on the sofa. 她优雅地斜倚在沙发上。

Men in Japan should "pitch in more at home" as their time spent doing chores is among the shortest in the world, the poster text read.

海报文字写道，日本男性应该“在家多分担一些”，因为他们花在家务上的时间在全球范围“垫底”。

pitch /pɪtʃ/ in表示“投入；参与；（尤指）支援”，英文解释为“to start to do something as part of a group, especially something helpful”举个🌰：If we all pitch in together, it shouldn't take too long. 如果我们齐心协力，不会用很长时间。

chore /tʃɔːr/ 表示“日常琐事；杂务；乏味的例行工作”，英文解释为“a job or piece of work that is often boring or unpleasant but needs to be done regularly”举个🌰：I'll go shopping when I've done my chores (= done the jobs in or around the house). 我把家务琐事干完后要去购物。

That post has been liked 60,000 times on X.

这则贴文在社交平台X上获得了6万个赞。

"Everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to help mom do the dishes," an X user commented, referencing a quote by American author PJ O'Rourke.

一名X用户留言称：“人人都想拯救世界，但没有人愿意帮妈妈洗碗。”这句话引用自美国作家欧鲁克（PJ O'Rourke）。

可以作名词，也可以作动词，1）表示“引用，引述，援引”，英文解释为“to repeat the words that someone else has said or written”举个🌰：He's always quoting from LearnAndRecord. 他总是引用《LearnAndRecord》上的内容。

📍听听力时有时候会听到「quote... unquote」指的就是“引文起…引文止”，英文解释为“said to show that you are repeating someone else's words, especially if you do not agree”，可以理解为念的是引号内的内容，举个🌰：She says they're quote "just good friends" unquote. 她说她们，引号，“只是好朋友而已”，引号完。

2）表示“报价”，英文解释为“to give a price, especially one that will be charged for doing a piece of work”举个🌰：The architect has quoted £90,000 to build a patio. 对露台部分，建筑师开价9万英镑。

"There's probably a guy among these people picking up trash, who has a young kid at home and left his wife to look after them to come watch the World Cup," wrote another.

另一则评论写道：“这些捡垃圾的人当中，很可能有人家中有年幼孩子，却把照顾责任留给妻子，自己跑去看世界杯。”

Cleanliness and cleaning up after oneself in public places is deeply ingrained in Japanese culture.

在公共场所保持清洁、并随手清理垃圾，早已深植于日本文化之中。

ingrained /ɪnˈɡreɪnd/ 表示“（观念）根深蒂固的”，英文解释为“(of beliefs) so firmly held that they are not likely to change”举个🌰：Such ingrained prejudices cannot be corrected easily. 如此根深蒂固的偏见是不容易纠正的。

In terms of time spent doing housework, however, Japanese men rank the lowest among highly-developed countries.

然而在家务分工方面，日本男性在已开发国家中却排名倒数。

According Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data from 2021, Japanese women spend more than three hours per day on unpaid work - more than five times that of men, who clock 47 minutes a day.

经济合作与发展组织（OECD）2021年的数据显示，日本女性每天从事无酬家务的时间超过三小时，是男性的五倍以上；男性平均每天仅为47分钟。

This disparity is especially pronounced in young families. A government survey from 2021 found that in dual-income households with children under six years old, women spend more than seven hours a day on household chores while men spend less than two hours.

这种差距在有年幼子女的家庭中特别明显。日本政府2021年的调查显示，在双薪且育有六岁以下子女的家庭中，女性每天花在家务上的时间超过七小时，而男性不足两小时。

disparity /dɪˈspærɪtɪ/表示“（尤指不公正的）不同，差异”，英文解释为“a difference between two or more things, especially an unfair one”，如：a disparity between the rates of pay for men and women 男性与女性在工资水平上的差异。

相反的：

📍parity表示“（尤指薪金、权利或权力的）相同，相等，同等”，英文解释为“the state of being equal, especially having equal pay, rights, or power”举个🌰：Women workers are demanding parity with their male colleagues. 女职工在要求与男同事享有同等的待遇。 还可以指两个不同国家的货币单位的“平价，等价”(equality between the units of money from two diffe-rent countries）；

📍2019年「妇女节」联合国秘书长发表讲话时，就提到：We now have gender parity among those who lead our teams around the world, and the highest-ever numbers of women in senior management. 目前在世界各地，我们已在许多团队的领导层中实现性别均等，高级管理层中的妇女人数比以往任何时候都多。

📍在2018年报告中，居民收入增长和经济增长基本同步；就处理为：Basic parity in personal income growth and economic growth.

pronounced /prəˈnaʊnst/ 表示“明显的；明确的”，英文解释为“very noticeable or certain”举个🌰：She's a woman of very pronounced views which she is not afraid to air. 她是个从不讳言其观点的女人。

Some social media users have also taken issue with what they see as the hypocrisy of picking up rubbish abroad, when Japan's public spaces are often lined with rubbish after large events.

也有一些社群媒体用户质疑，他们认为日本人在国外捡垃圾具有虚伪之嫌，因为日本大型活动过后，公共场所常常仍可见到大量垃圾。

hypocrisy /hɪˈpɒkrəsɪ/ 表示“虚伪”，英文解释为“If you accuse someone of hypocrisy, you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have.”举个🌰：He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story. 他指责报纸在处理这篇报道时所表现出的虚伪。

🎬电影《惊天魔盗团2》（Now You See Me 2）中的台词提到：Well, here to fill you in on some of my fabulous lies and hypocrisy, 接下来要为你们揭露我这个说谎的伪君子。

But as the debate over the division of housework rages, many argue that Japanese fans' signature stadium cleanups should be encouraged, not nitpicked at.

不过，在关于家务分工的争论持续之际，也有不少人认为，日本球迷清理球场的这一标志性行为应该受到鼓励，而非被挑剔。

signature /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tʃər/ 作名词，常见意思是“签名，署名”，也有“明显特征；鲜明特色；识别标志”的含义，英文解释为“a particular quality that makes sth different from other similar things and makes it easy to recognize”作形容词，解释为“标志性的，惯有的”如：signature product 招牌产品，举个🌰：Bright colours are his signature. 他总爱用亮丽的色彩。

📍金色头发变得花白文中提到：During the update on coronavirus vaccine development in the White House Rose Garden, many viewers were quick to notice one significant change in the president's signature appearance: his hair. 在白宫玫瑰园汇报冠状病毒疫苗研发进展情况时，许多观众很快就注意到总统标志性的外观有一个显著的变化：他的头发。

nitpick /ˈnɪt.pɪk/ 表示“吹毛求疵，挑剔，找茬儿”，英文解释为“to find faults in details that are not important”举个🌰：You're always nitpicking - it's so annoying! 你总是鸡蛋里面挑骨头——真烦人！

"Where's the embarrassment in that?" an X user wrote. "It's way better than reports saying 'Japanese people are littering abroad.'"

一名X用户写道：“这有什么好丢脸的？总比看到‘日本人在国外乱丢垃圾’的报导要好得多。”

Such cleanups appear to have influenced fans from other countries too.

这种清理行为似乎也影响了其他国家的球迷。

A recent social media video shows Portuguese fans similarly collecting rubbish from the stands with large plastic bags, with many social media users crediting the Japanese with starting this trend.

近日一段社群媒体影片显示，葡萄牙球迷也用大型塑胶袋在看台捡拾垃圾，不少网民认为这一风气正是由日本球迷带动。

credit /ˈkred.ɪt/ 作名词，1）表示“赞扬；赞许；荣誉”，英文解释为“praise, approval, or honour”举个🌰：She got no credit for solving the problem. 她没有因为解决了这一问题而得到任何赞许。

2）可数名词，表示“学分”，英文解释为“a unit that represents a successfully finished part of an educational course”举个🌰：Each of these classes is worth three credits. 这些课程每门3个学分。

3）表示“赊购，赊账，信用贷款”，英文解释为“a method of paying for goods or services at a later time, usually paying interest as well as the original money”举个🌰：They decided to buy the car on credit. 他们决定用赊购的方法买那辆汽车。

4）credits可以表示某人在电影、电视或其他媒体作品中的参与或贡献，通常指的是某人的角色或工作。当提到一个演员的credits时，它通常指的是该演员参与过的电影或电视作品。

作动词，credit A with B 或者 credit B to A，表示“认为是…的功劳；把…归于”，英文解释为“to believe or say that sb is responsible for doing sth, especially sth good”举个🌰：The company is credited with inventing the industrial robot. 发明工业机器人是那家公司的功劳。

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