A new study shows a typical（ 典型的） family in the U. K is a father, mother, and two children. They live in a house, not an apartment（公寓）. Both parents work outside the home. They spend about ￡76 on groceries（杂货店）each week, and they have a pet. Almost 63% of sons and 55% of daughters aged 20-24 still live at home with their parents.
A typical British family wakes up at 6: 57.They eat breakfast together only two times a week. The parents drive to work. They each have a car. They get home from work at 5: 15 and have dinner at 5: 54. Because of their busy lives, they eat dinner together at home only three times a week. They go out to eat two times a month. On Mondays, they usually eat spaghetti bolognese（肉酱面）. On Fridays, they bring home fish and chips from a chip shop. After dinner, they watch TV for a total of （总共）nine hours each week. They go to bed at 10: 39.
The family exercises 2. 5 times a week, and does housework for 4. 5 hours. The mother does most of the housework. They wash 5.3 loads（堆）of clothes a week.
About 70% of British families feel they are norma（l 正常的）. Yet, is a typical British family
happy? In short, yes. And over 80% say they are "happy or very happy." However, they usually argue two times a week!
