家庭作业在英语中通常称作“homework”,它来源于英语单词“home”,意思是“家”,和“work”,意思是“工作”。所以,家庭作业就是在家里完成的工作。
例句:
I have to finish my homework before I can watch TV.
(我必须在看电视前完成我的家庭作业。)
She spends two hours on homework every night.
(她每晚花两个小时做家庭作业。)
The teacher gave us a lot of homework to do over the weekend.
(老师给了我们很多周末要做的家庭作业。)