Tom is like any other teenager. He goes to school, does his homework, meets his friends and enjoys sports. But on Friday between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tom does something different. He cooks dinner for his family.
汤姆和其他青少年一样。他上学、做作业、和朋友见面、喜欢运动。但在周五的下午 5 点到 6 点之间，汤姆会做一些与众不同的事情。他为家人做晚饭。
Tom's mum thinks it's important for teenagers to learn how to cook. Maths and English are important, of course, but they also need other skills to help them in today's world. First, she taught Tom how to cook easy meals like pizza, chips, and egg fried rice. Then Tom started using recipes in his mum's cookery magazines. Yesterday he made vegetable soup. It was delicious!
汤姆的妈妈认为，学会做饭对青少年来说很重要。数学和英语当然是重要的，但他们也需要其他技能来帮助他们适应当今的世界。首先，她教汤姆做比萨饼、炸薯条和蛋炒饭等简单的饭菜。然后，汤姆开始用妈妈烹饪杂志上的食谱。昨天他做了蔬菜汤。太美味了！
Tom loves cooking and thinks he is really good at it. None of his friends can cook because they don't want to cut their fingers. But Tom doesn't worry about it and never gets bored with cooking!
汤姆喜欢做饭，并且觉得自己很擅长做饭。他的朋友们都不做饭，因为他们怕切到自己的手指。但是汤姆不担心这一点，而且从来不觉得做饭无聊！
In the past, Tom didn't help at home and his mum was upset about it. Today, things are different and she is very happy.
以前，汤姆在家不帮忙，他妈妈为此很难过。如今，情况不同了，她非常高兴。