雅思常用口语之收拾餐桌
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雅思常用口语之收拾餐桌
Whose turn is it to do the dishes?
轮到谁来洗碗了？
Can you help me with the dishes?
你能帮我收拾一下碗碟吗？
do/wash the dishes“洗碗碟等餐具”
dish的意思是“盘子，碟子”，dishes 的意思是“就餐时用过的所有餐具”。
It's your turn to wash the dishes.
轮到你洗碗了。
It's your tum to clear the table.
轮到你清理餐桌了。
clear the table“清理餐桌”
Will you do the dishes after the meal?
吃完饭你洗碗吗？
I don't feel like washing the dishes today.
我今天不想洗碗。
I don't like doing the dishes.
我不喜欢洗碗。
Put your dishes in the sink.
把你的餐具放到水槽里。
Carry your own dishes to the kitchen.
把你自己的餐具拿到厨房里去。
I'll wash and you dry.
我来洗碗，你来擦／烘干。
I'll scrape and you load the dishwasher.
我来把碗碟刮干净，你来把它们放入洗碗机里。
scrape v. 刮掉，擦掉
load v．装入，装填
dishwasher n. 洗碗机
Put the chairs back.
把椅子放回去。
Fold up the chairs.
把椅子折起来。
Put everything away,
把每样东西都放回原位。
put away“放回原位”
These stains just won't come out.
这些污渍怎么洗都洗不掉。
These stains can't be removed.
这些污渍弄不摔。
stain n. 污点，瑕疵
remove v. 去除，处理掉
I keep every dishware organized.
我把每一样餐具都整理得井井有条。
dishware n. 碟，餐具
The tablecloth Is dirty.
餐桌布脏了。
Change the table cloth.
换一下桌布。
Lay the cloth.
铺上桌布。
tablecloth n. 桌布（也可写作table cloth）
Use a little muscle when you clean the stove.
你清理炉灶时用点力。
muscle n. 肌肉，力气
stove n. 炉子，（在这里指做饭用的）炉灶
The way I see it, to do tho dishes is boring.
在我看来，洗碗很无聊。
the way I see it“以我之见，在我看来”
不定式to do the dishes作主语。
Be careful when you wa8h the dlshe8.
标洗碗时要小心。
be careful“小心，细心”
2.实用对话
Clearing the Table and Doing the Dishes收拾餐桌碗碟
Frank: Do you like cooking?
弗兰克：你喜欢做饭吗？
Jane: Yes, I do a lot. But I don't like doing dishes. What
about you? Do you like cooking and then cleaning up afterwards?
简：喜欢，我经常做饭，但我不喜欢洗碗。你呢？喜欢做饭然后收拾干净吗？
Frank: To be honest, I don't really like doing either one. I can't cook and I hate cleaning.
弗兰克：老实说，我都不喜欢。我不会做饭，也不喜欢洗碗。
Jane: Suppose you have to do one of the two, which do you
prefer?
简：假设你非得做其中的一样，你喜欢做哪样？
Frank: I would rather do the dishes than cook.
弗兰克：我宁愿刷碗也不想做饭。
Jane: I prefer the opposite. The way I see it, to do the dishes is boring．
简：我正相反。在我看来，洗碗很无聊。
Frank: Let's make a deal.
弗兰克：我们来做个交易吧。
Jane: What?
简：什么？
Frank: I'm going to buy some vegetables and you cook.
弗兰克：我去买点菜，你来做饭。
Jane: Will you do the dishes after the meal?
简：吃完饭你洗碗吗？
Frank: Fair enough.
弗兰克：好吧。
3.详细解说
1.“clean up”的意思是“彻底打扫干净”。We spent all Saturday morning deaning up.（我们整个周六上午都在打扫卫生。）另外，“clean sth. up”表示“彻底打扫并清理某物或某地”，例如：We're planning to clean up the beaches.（我们计划清理海滩。）还有一个词组“clean up after sb.”表示“跟在某人的屁股后面收拾”，用英语可以解释为：make a place clean after someone has used it, 例如 : John always expects other people to clean up after him.（约翰总是想着让别人在他屁股后面收拾。）
2.“fair enough”在口语中尤其是在英式英语中，表示同意某人的建议，或认为某事听起来很合理。可译为“有道理，好的，行”等，例如：I think we should split the bill. -Fair enough.（-我想我们应该分摊费用。-好的。) -I'm just annoyed with him because he's behaved so badly. -Fair enough.（一我只是因为他的行为太差劲了而对他有点儿恼火。-有道理。）