第4章 从早到晚(3)

A： Yes， I did. It's so good to see my old friends from school. But some of them have changed a lot， and I feel quite complicated about this.

B： Really？ I mean， why do you feel complicated？

A： One of the guys， John， who was very shy when he was a student at the college， is quite snobbish now.

B： Calm down. People are changing all the time.

A：我回来了。

B：今天过得怎么样，亲爱的？

A：跟平常一样啊。

B：你去参加聚会了，对吧？

A：是的，我去了。见到学校的老同学真是太好了。但是有些人改变好大，我感觉很复杂。

B：真的吗？我是说，为什么感觉复杂？

A：我的一个同学，约翰，之前在学校的时候很害羞，现在却很势利。

B：淡定，人是一直在变的。

Unit 5 家务大作战——整理家务

OOPS！ NG 场景！

定期大扫除（a good clean out）不仅可以使乱糟糟的家里焕然一新，还能让家庭成员在共同的劳动中培养默契。看起来不起眼的家务，做起来可一点不简单。和家人一起做家务、分配家务时会用到哪些表达？想要说“我来擦窗户，你擦门！”用英语该如何说呢？

一句话告别NG

大扫除可不是一件简单的事儿，每个家庭成员积极参与才能事半功倍。指派打扫任务时你可以这样说：

Let me do the window， and you do the door.

不NG必备词

litter up 乱丢杂物

share the housework 分担家务

sweep 打扫

stain 污点

fold the clothes 叠衣服

dish cloth 洗碗布

mess 混乱

mop the floor 擦地板

do the laundry 洗衣服

hang the clothes up 晾衣服

iron shirt 熨衬衫

garbage can 垃圾桶

不NG必备句

房间杂乱

看到杂乱无章的房间，你可以这样抱怨。

● Look at what you've littered up！

看你弄得乱糟糟的！

● There's dust everywhere.

屋子里全是灰。

● I think we really need to clean the house.

我觉得我们真的应该来次大扫除。

● Hair is everywhere so the floor looks dirty.

地板上都是头发，看起来真脏。

● I can't stand the sight of my room.

我的房间真是乱得惨不忍睹。

● It's a war zone.

这简直跟刚打完仗一样。

任务分配

大扫除时首先规定好每个人的任务吧。

● Honey， you have to mop the floor.

亲爱的，你必须要拖地了。

● Nick， take out the trash， this is your assignment， don't reject me.

尼克，你的任务是把垃圾扔掉，不能拒绝哦。

● Will you do the dishes after dinner？

麻烦你晚饭后负责洗碗。

● Come help me do the laundry.

来帮我洗衣服。

● I'll hang the clothes up to dry.

我去晾衣服。

开始打扫

任务分配完毕，就开始动起来吧。

● I'm going to clean up now.

我现在要清扫一下了。

● Did you clean your room？

你的房间打扫好了吗？

● This stain won't come out.

这块污渍洗不掉了。

● Don't you think you put in too much detergent？

你不觉得你放的清洁剂太多了吗？

● Will you help me fold the clothes？

你能帮我把衣服叠起来吗？

清洁用品大搜罗

brush 刷子

detergent 清洁剂

broom 扫帚

vacuum cleaner 吸尘器

disinfectant 消毒剂

bleach 漂白水

washing powder 洗衣粉

不NG实景对话

● The laundry pile is huge.

要洗的衣服都堆成山了！

A： I don't have any clean clothes！

我一件干净衣服都没有了！

B： I know. The laundry pile is huge.

我知道，要洗的衣服都堆成山了！

还可以说 The laundry has really piled up.

● Look at this mess！

看看这一团乱的！

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

卡尔，你的屋子怎么回事儿？看看这一团乱的！

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

对不起，我们开了个派对，玩儿得太疯了。

● She is in charge of most housework.

她在家里负责大多数家务活。

A： Who is the head of your family？

你家的一家之主是谁？

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

我妈妈是一家之主，在家里她负责大多数家务活，还有给我们分配任务。

● Speaking of chores， I would rather do some washing than cooking. 说到家务杂事，我宁可洗衣服也不愿意做饭。

A： Do you like cooking？

你喜欢做饭吗？

B： Not at all. Speaking of chores， I would rather do some washing than cooking.

一点儿也不喜欢，说到家务杂事，我宁可洗衣服也不愿意做饭。

单词点睛 chore 家庭杂务

● Could you wipe off the furniture in the living room？

你能把客厅家具上的灰尘擦干净吗？

A： Hey， Honey， do you need any help？

嗨，亲爱的，需要我帮忙吗？

B： Sure， could you wipe off the furniture in the living room？

好的，你能把客厅家具上的灰尘擦干净吗？

还可以说 Could you dust the living room furniture？

The furniture in the living room needs dusting.

● Did you finish cleaning the bathroom？

你打扫完卫生间了？

A： Did you finish cleaning the bathroom？

你打扫完卫生间了？

B： Yeah， this tile cleaner is incredible！

是的，这种瓷砖清洁剂真神奇！

单词点睛 cleaner 清洁剂

像老外一样张口即来

情景对话

Leonard： Do you have any fabric softener？

Penny： Yeah， sure. What are you washing？ A crocodile？

Leonard： No， the pants that Stephanie got me.

Penny： Oh， sweetie， you can't machine wash these. They'll be ruined.

Leonard： Are you sure？

Penny： Absolutely.

Leonard： Oh， no. I wish you'd told me that sooner.

Penny： Are you guys having problems？

Leonard： No， everything's fine.

莱纳德：你有衣服柔顺剂吗？

佩妮：有啊。你洗什么呢？洗鳄鱼呐？

莱纳德：不是，是斯蒂芬妮买给我的裤子。

佩妮：亲爱的，这种裤子不能机洗的。洗了就毁了。

莱纳德：真的吗？

佩妮：没错。

莱纳德：不要吧，你早点告诉我就好了。

佩妮：你们有什么状况吗？

莱纳德：我们都很好啊。

——《生活大爆炸》（The Big Bang Theory）

Unit 6 热水器又坏了——家庭故障和维修

OOPS！ NG场景！

换灯泡、洗纱窗、修电脑、刷马桶……这些down to earth的字眼对于城市租房客来说是再熟悉不过了。甭管你是男神、女神还是女汉子，基本的生活技能还是得掌握二三，在没人求助时，有些“粗活”就不得不亲自上手了。种种粗活中最让人抓狂的就是马桶问题了，“我的马桶又堵了！”用英语要怎么说呢？

一句话告别NG

每次看到马桶堵住是不是非常恼火呢？用下面这句英语发下牢骚吧：

My toilet is clogged up again！

不NG必备词

run 运转着的

operational 操作的

break down 发生故障

operative 运转着的

run well 运转正常

drain 下水道

toilet 马桶；厕所

run down 停止

go out of action 停止行动

break off 突然中断

revolve 运转，旋转

after-sale service 售后服务

clog up 堵塞

burn out 烧坏

不NG必备句

厨房设备故障

水龙头漏水？下水道堵了？用英语要如何说？一起来学一下吧！

● The tap is leaking.

水龙头漏水了。

● The drain is blocked up.

下水道堵住了。

● The tap's stuck， and the sink's plugged.

水龙头坏了，水槽又堵了。

● The dishwasher is out of order.

洗碗机坏了。

卫生间设备故障

卫生间设备是常出现故障的一个地方，是不是很令人头疼呢，看看都有些什么故障吧。

● The water heater isn't working again.

热水器又坏了。

● The light bulb in the bathroom is burned out.

浴室里的灯泡烧坏了。

● The shower doesn't work.

淋浴坏了。

● The tub in the bathroom leaks.

浴室的浴缸漏了。

● The whole bathroom floor is drenched with water.

整个洗手间的地下都浸满了水。

● The toilet seems out of order.

马桶好像坏了。

● The toilet is clogged up.

马桶堵住了。

故障维修

排查、维修电器和家用设备时你可以这样说。

● I need to unclog the toilet.

我得去通马桶。

● I called a handyman to repair the faucet in the bathtub.

我叫水电工来修理浴缸里的水龙头。

● He's out trying to get the snow blower fixed.

他在外面修理除雪机。

家电大盘点

water heater 热水器

drinking bowl 饮水器

microwave oven 微波炉

rice cooker 电饭煲

air conditioner 空调

soybean milk machine 豆浆机

electronic oven 电烤箱

yogurt machine 酸奶机

不NG实景对话

● The sewage pipe is blocked. 水槽堵住了。

A： What's wrong with our washing room？ 我们的卫生间出什么事情了？

B： The drain is blocked up. 面盆堵住了。

● The water heater isn't working again. 热水器又坏了。

A： Do you need help with anything？ 你需要帮助吗？

B： The water heater isn't working again. Can you fix it？

热水器又坏了，你修一修好吗？

还可以说 The water heater is broken again.

The water heater doesn't work again.

● The drain is clogged again. 下水道又堵了。

A： What's wrong with the sink？ 水槽怎么了？

B： The drain is clogged again. 下水道又堵了。

还可以说 The drain is clogged again.

There's something clogging the drain. 有东西堵住了下水道。

● There is something wrong with the drain in the bathroom.

浴室的地漏坏了。