新東方英語口語開口篇 Lesson 17:Housework 家務事兒

1701
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
We always do the housekeeping on the weekends.
我們總是在周末做家務。

housework 家務事
household chore
homework 家庭作業
work around the house
keep the house
housekeeper 管家
keep open house
Linda is a housewife. And she keeps her house open.

1702
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
Turn on the vacuum cleaner, please.
請打開吸塵器。

clean the carpet mop the floor wax the floor
broom sweep the floor clean the floor
do the cleaning do the gardening
He has a green thumb.
mow the lawn weed the garden
decorate the house
Chirstmas is coming. We are decking our house out with
small ornaments.
cook cooker clean
cleaner airconditioner

1703
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
I want to hang the world map on the wall.
我想把這張世界地圖掛在墻上。

hang the pictures on the wall

1704
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
Will you hold the map straight while I nail it up?
我釘的時候，你能幫我按住地圖嗎？

nail n. 釘子、指甲
nail v.
nail sth up
Will you hold the door open while I get my bicycle out?
Will you hold the stool for me while I put on the curtain.

1705
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
Hand me the hammer and nails, please.
把錘子和釘子遞給我，謝謝。

hand sb sth = pass sb sth
hammer 錘子
nail
screw 螺絲
screwdriver 螺絲刀
scissors 剪刀
pincers 鉗子
glass cutter 玻璃刀
saw 鋸
drill 鉆頭
glue 膠水
tape measure 卷尺

1706
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
The lock to the door is rusty. And the key won‘t turn.
門鎖銹死了。鑰匙轉不動。

latch 插銷
The key won‘t move.
It need oiling.

1707
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
The window is broken, so I need to fix it.
窗子破了，我得修修。

The window needs fixing.

1708
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
The tap is off, but it is still dripping water.
龍頭擰上了，但還在滴水。

tap
faucet
turn it on
turn it off
I need to fix it.
It‘s leaking water.

1709
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
We need a washing machine. The old one doesn‘t work.
我們需要一臺洗衣機。舊洗衣機壞了。

TV set the stereo system DVD player
VCD player VCR digital camera
computer air conditioner refrigerator
microwave oven sterilizer
have it fixed have a new one

1710
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
There is a wet spot on the ceiling.
天花板上有一塊水漬。

ceiling price 最高價
glass ceiling 玻璃天花板
roof
Roof has leaks.

1711
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
She forgot to turn off the tap and water flooded the kitchen.
她忘了關水龍頭，滿廚房都是水。

There is a flood in Henan province.

1712
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
Mr. Jones services his car on Saturdays.
Jones先生每周六養護他的汽車。

do the fixing
do the cleaning
do the gardening
decorate the room out

1713
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
The Browns hire a housekeeper to manage their villa.
Brown家雇了一個管家打理別墅。

baby-sitter 臨時幫助照顧孩子的人
housekeeper 管家
gardener 園丁
cook chef 廚師
chauffeur 司機
service man 男服務員
service maid 女服務員

1714
Lesson Seventeen Housework 家務事兒
My younger brother has got a part-time job as a newspaper boy.
我弟弟找了一份當報童的兼差。

newspaper man
milk man
postman