Unit 5一起做家務

Step 1 必備場景詞

場景詞

apron [?e?pr?n] n. 圍裙

broom [bru?m] n. 掃帚

chaos [?ke??s] n. 混亂，雜亂

chore [t???(r)] n. 家庭雜務

cleaning [?kli?n??] n. 打掃，清潔

clean-up [?kli?n ?p] n. 清除，清掃工作

dirty [?d??ti] a. 骯臟的

dishcloth [?d??kl?θ] n. 洗碗布

divide [d??va?d] v. 分擔

dump [d?mp] v. 倒垃圾

dustbin [?d?stb?n] n. 垃圾桶

dusty [?d?sti] a. 滿是灰塵的

flush [fl??] v. 沖洗

fold [f??ld] v. 折疊

garbage [?ɡɑ?b?d?] n. （生活）垃圾

gross [ɡr??s] a. 令人惡心的

housecleaning [?ha?skli?n??] n. 清掃房屋

housework [?ha?sw??k] n. 家務勞動

junk [d???k] n. 無用的東西

laundry [?l??ndri] n. 要洗的衣物，剛洗好的衣物

mess [mes] n. 亂七八糟，混亂

mop [m?p] n. 拖把 v. 用拖把擦干凈

porch [p??t?] n. 門廊，走廊

rag [r?ɡ] n. 抹布

scrub [skr?b] v. （用力）擦洗 n. 擦洗

sink [s??k] n. 水槽，洗滌槽

smudge [sm?d?] n. （模糊的）污跡，污痕

stain [ste?n] n. 污漬

stuff [st?f] n. 東西，物品

sweep [swi?p] n./v. 打掃

tornado [t???ne?d??] n. 龍卷風

trash [tr??] n. 廢物，垃圾

vacuum [?v?kju?m] v. 用吸塵器打掃

wipe [wa?p] v. 擦拭

場景詞組

broom closet 雜物室，清潔間

change the sheet 換床單

dirty laundry 臟衣服

dish cloth 洗碗布

do housework 做家務

do the laundry 洗衣服

dust collector 除塵器

fold the clothes 疊衣服

garbage bag/ can 垃圾袋/桶

hang up the clothes 曬衣服

in a mess 一團糟

iron the shirt 熨燙襯衫

kitchen sink 廚房水槽

laundry pile 衣服堆積成山

litter up 亂丟雜物

mop the floor 擦地板

pile up 堆滿

scrub out 擦掉

share the housework 分擔家務

spring clean 大掃除

stain remover 去污劑

take out the trash 把垃圾扔出去

tidy up 收拾，整理

vacuum cleaner 吸塵器

wipe off 擦掉

wipe the table 擦桌子

Step 2 實用場景句

房間雜亂

· The room is a mess. 房間一團糟。

· Everything is all over the place. 東西到處都是。

· It looks like a tornado hit the room. 看起來像是龍卷風襲擊了這個房間。

· It’s a war zone. 這簡直跟剛打完仗一樣。

· I can’t find anything in this chaos. 在這種混亂中我找不到任何東西。

· I can’t stand the sight of my room. 我的房間真是亂得慘不忍睹。

· There’s stuff piled up everywhere. 到處都是堆積如山的東西。

需要打掃

· I think we really need to clean the house. 我覺得我們真的應該來次大掃除。

· The room needs a good cleaning. 這個房間需要好好打掃一下。

· Hair is everywhere, so the floor needs cleaning. 地板上都是頭發(fā)，需要打掃一下。

· I haven’t had time to tidy up. 我還沒來得及整理。

我們組隊吧

· Let’s work as a team to clean the house. 我們組隊來打掃房子吧。

· Let’s do the dishes together after dinner. 晚飯后我們一起洗碗吧。

· We should take turns mopping the floor. 我們應該輪流拖地。

· It’s easier to tidy up when we work together. 我們一起整理會更容易。

分配任務

· I’ll water the plants if you take out the trash. 你倒垃圾，我來澆花。

· Let’s divide the chores and get them done faster. 我們分配一下家務，更快地完成。

· I’ll vacuum the living room if you sweep the porch.

　你掃門廊，我來用吸塵器打掃客廳。

· I’ll start the laundry if you finish cleaning the bathroom.

　你打掃完浴室后，我會開始洗衣服。

家務進行時

· This stain won’t come out. 這塊污漬洗不掉了。

· We’re out of dish detergent. 洗滌劑用完了。

· Can you help me fold the laundry? 你能幫我疊衣服嗎？

· We can make cleaning more fun with some music.

　我們可以放點音樂，讓打掃變得更有趣。

· You can’t machine wash the pants. They’ll be ruined.

　這褲子不能機洗，洗了就毀了。

Step 3 情景小對話

· The laundry pile is huge. 要洗的衣服都堆成山了！

A:I don’t have any clean clothes! 我一件干凈衣服都沒有了！

B:I know. The laundry pile is huge. 我知道，要洗的衣服都堆成山了！

· I can’t believe how much laundry we have! 我真不敢相信我們有這么多衣服！

A:I can’t believe how much laundry we have! 我真不敢相信我們有這么多衣服！

B:Don’t worry, I’ll help you fold it. It’ll go faster that way.

　別擔心，我會幫你一起疊的。這樣會快一些。

· Look at this mess! 看看這一團亂的！

A:Carl, what happened to the place? Look at this mess!

　卡爾，你的屋子怎么回事兒？看看這一團亂的！

B:Sorry, we had a party and it got out of hand.

　對不起，我們開了個派對，玩兒得太瘋了。

相關說法：這兒像個豬窩一樣。This is a pigsty!

　　　　　這兒太臟了。This place is dirty.

　　　　　到處都是灰塵。It’s so dusty everywhere.

· She is in charge of most housework. 她在家里負責大多數(shù)家務活。

A:Who is the head of your family? 你家的一家之主是誰？

B:My mother is the head of my family. She is in charge of most housework and assigning us tasks at home.

　我媽媽是一家之主，在家里她負責大多數(shù)家務活，還有給我們分配任務。

· Did you finish cleaning the bathroom? 你打掃完衛(wèi)生間了？

A:Did you finish cleaning the bathroom? 你打掃完衛(wèi)生間了？

B:Yeah, this tile cleaner is incredible! 是的，這種瓷磚清潔劑真神奇！

還可以說：Have you cleaned the bathroom yet?

　　　　　Is the bathroom cleaned up?

· I’ll water the plants if you take out the trash. 你倒垃圾，我來澆花。

A:I’ll water the plants if you take out the trash. 你倒垃圾，我來澆花。

B:Sure, I’ll grab the trash bag. 好的，我去拿垃圾袋。

Notes: grab 在這里作動詞，意思是“（尤指匆忙地）取，拿”