叠衣服、拧干等家务动词。
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The clothes are dry now, so I need to fold the laundry before dinner.
衣服干了,所以我得在晚饭前把衣服叠好。
Can you help me folding the laundry while we watch the movie?
我们看电影的时候你能帮我叠衣服吗?
"fold"=叠,反义是 "unfold"(展开)。叠好收进抽屉是 "put the laundry away"。
After washing the rag, wring out as much water as you can.
抹布洗完后,尽量把水拧干。
She wrung out the mop over the bucket before wiping the floor.
她在拖地之前,把拖把在桶上拧干了。
"wring out"=拧干(抹布、毛巾),过去式是 "wrung"。用手捏挤是 "squeeze"。
There are crumbs everywhere, so let me sweep the floor first.
到处都是碎屑,我先扫一下地。
Grab the broom and sweep the floor while I take out the trash.
我去倒垃圾的时候,你拿扫帚把地扫一下。
"sweep"=用扫帚(broom)扫。地毯或细灰尘用 "vacuum"(吸尘)更好。
After I sweep, I always mop the floor to get rid of the sticky spots.
我扫完之后,总会拖地把黏糊糊的地方擦掉。
The kitchen tiles are filthy, so I should mop the floor tonight.
厨房的瓷砖太脏了,我今晚该拖地了。
"mop"=用湿拖把拖(扫地之后)。一般顺序是 "sweep then mop",水桶是 "bucket"。
The carpet is covered in pet hair, so I need to vacuum the living room.
地毯上全是宠物毛,所以我得给客厅吸尘。
Could you vacuum under the couch? A lot of dust collects there.
你能给沙发底下吸尘吗?那里积了很多灰尘。
"vacuum"=吸尘(动词),适合地毯和细灰。硬地板常用 "sweep / mop"。
The shelves are gray with dust, so I will dust them with a cloth.
架子上落满了灰,我要用抹布把灰尘掸掉。
Remember to dust the picture frames; they collect a lot.
记得给相框掸灰尘,那里积得很多。
"dust"既是名词(灰尘)也是动词(掸灰)。抹布是 "cloth",鸡毛掸子是 "feather duster"。
After cooking, I always wipe down the counter so it does not get sticky.
做完饭后,我总会把台面擦干净,免得发黏。
You spilled juice here; let me wipe down the counter real quick.
你把果汁洒在这儿了,我赶紧把台面擦一下。
"wipe (down)"=用布轻擦。用力刷洗是 "scrub",抹布是 "dishcloth"。
You cooked, so I will do the dishes tonight; it is only fair.
你做了饭,所以今晚我来洗碗,这样才公平。
The sink is full again — whose turn is it to do the dishes?
水槽又满了,这次轮到谁洗碗了?
"do the dishes"=洗碗(="wash the dishes")。洗碗机是 "dishwasher",水槽是 "sink"。
The bin smells, so please take out the trash before you leave.
垃圾桶有味儿了,你走之前请把垃圾倒了。
Tomorrow is pickup day, so I need to take out the trash tonight.
明天是收垃圾的日子,所以我今晚得把垃圾拿出去。
"take out the trash"=把垃圾拿出去。垃圾桶是 "trash can / bin",回收是 "recycling"。
