EP 0012Daily Life
Cleaning the House
Honey, the house is such a mess! I need you to help me tidy up a bit. My boss and her husband are coming over for dinner and the house needs to be spotless!
I’m in the middle of something right now. I’ll be there in a second.
This can’t wait! I need your help now!
Alright, alright. I’m coming.
Ok, here’s a list of chores we need to get done. I’ll do the dishes and get all the groceries for tonight. You can sweep and mop the floors. Oh, and the furniture needs to be dusted.
You know what, I have to pick something up at the ’ mall, so why don’t you clean the floors and I ll go to the supermarket and get all the groceries.
Sure that’s fine. Here is the list of all the things ’ you need to get. Don t forget anything! And can you pick up a bottle of wine on your way home?
Hey, honey I’m back. Wow, the house looks really good!
Great! Can you set the table?
Just a sec I’m just gonna vacuum this rug real fast
Wait! Don’t turn it on...
核心词汇
such a messphrase
very dirty, disordered
tidy upprinciple verb, present simple
put things in place, organize
spotlessAdjective
perfectly clean
in the middle of somethingphrase
busy doing something at the moment
chorescommon noun, plural
common house tasks
groceriescommon noun, plural
food that you buy at a store
拓展词汇
immaculateAdjective
perfectly clean, having no dirt at all
do the laundryphrase
wash the dirty clothes
dish detergentphrase
soap used to wash the plates, knives, forks, bowls, etc.
trashcommon noun, nonvariable
garbage (AmE)
rubbishcommon noun, nonvariable
garbage (BrE)