许多美国小孩通过帮他们的邻居做零活来挣自己的零花钱。看小孩是这类工作中最常见的。大多数夫妇没有女佣人或是亲戚和他们一起生活,因此,当他们想出门的时候,他们需要一个能够照看小孩的人。另一种方法是在夏天修剪草坪或者在冬天清扫人行道和车行道上的积雪。尽管许多人是自己修剪草坪,但人们通常喜欢让邻居家小 Many American children make their own pocket money by helping their neighbors spare time. Watching children is the most common type of work. Most couples do not have maids or relatives living with them, so when they want to go out they need someone who can look after their children. Another way is to trim the lawn in the summer or to clear the sidewalks and driveway snow in the winter. Although many people mow their own lawn, people usually like to keep their neighbors small