Unit 07: Reading 1 Pekerja Rumah Tangga

Question 1

Pekerja rumah tangga atau pembantu rumah tangga (disingkat PRT) atau sering juga disebut pembantu adalah orang yang bekerja di dalam lingkup rumah tangga majikannya.

Answer 1

Domestic workers or domestic servants (abbreviated as PRT) or often also called servants are people who work within the scope of their employer’s household.

Question 2

tangga

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ladder

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rumah tangga

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household

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disingkat

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abbreviated

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disebut

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called

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lingkup

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scope

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majikan

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employer

Question 8

Di Indonesia saat masa penjajahan Belanda, pekerja rumah tangga disebut baboe (dibaca “babu”), sebuah istilah yang berkonotasi negatif untuk pekerjaan ini.

Answer 8

In Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period, domestic workers were called baboe (pronounced “babu”), a term that had a negative connotation for this work.

Question 9

penjajahan

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colonialism

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Belanda

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Dutch

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disebut

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called

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istilah

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term

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kini

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now

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kerap

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often

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digunakan

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used

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Pekerja rumah tangga mengurus pekerjaan rumah tangga seperti memasak serta menghidangkan makanan, mencuci, membersihkan rumah, dan mengasuh anak-anak.

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Domestic workers take care of household work such as cooking and serving food, washing, cleaning the house, and looking after children.

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seperti

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like

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memasak

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cook

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menghidangkan

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serve

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membersihkan

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clean

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mencuci

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wash

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mengasuh

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nurturing

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Di beberapa negara, pembantu rumah tangga dapat pula merawat orang lanjut usia yang mengalami keterbatasan fisik.

Answer 23

In some countries, housemaids can also care for elderly people who have physical limitations.

Question 24

lanjut

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carry on

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usia

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age

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orang lanjut usia

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elderly people

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mengalami

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experience

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keterbatasan

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limitations

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fisik

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physique

Question 30

Banyak negara mendatangkan pekerja rumah tangga dari luar negeri. Negara-negara itu termasuk kebanyakan negara di Timur Tengah, Hong Kong, Singapura, Malaysia, dan Taiwan.

Answer 30

Many countries bring in domestic workers from abroad. These countries include most countries in the Middle East, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan.

Question 31

semacam

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sort of

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termasuk

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including

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kebanyakan

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most

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Kebanyakan pekerja rumah tangga berasal dari Filipina, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, dan Ethiopia. Taiwan juga mendatangkan pekerja rumah tangga dari Vietnam dan Mongolia.

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Most domestic workers come from the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Ethiopia. Taiwan also brings in domestic workers from Vietnam and Mongolia.

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sumber

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source

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utama

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main

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mencakup

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covers

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mendatangkan

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bring