貼士:

Whose turn is it to do the dishes? 這可真是個令人頭疼的問題。

你們是推來推去還是選擇“石頭剪子布”呢？

其實像Frank和Jane那樣，事先分好工就好辦了。

輪到誰來洗碗了？Whose turn is it to do the dishes?

○ Can you help me with the dishes? 你能幫我收拾一下碗碟嗎?

● do/wash the dishes“洗碗碟等餐具”

■ dish的意思是“盤子，碟子”，dishes的意思是“就餐時用過的所有餐具”。

輪到你洗碗了。It’s your turn to wash the dishes.

○ It’s your turn to clear the table. 輪到你清理餐桌了。

● clear the table“清理餐桌”

吃完飯你洗碗嗎？Will you do the dishes after the meal?

○ I don’t feel like washing the dishes today.

我今天不想洗碗。

○ I don’t like doing the dishes.

我不喜歡洗碗。

把你的餐具放到水槽里。Put your dishes in the sink.

○ Carry your own dishes to the kitchen.

把你自己的餐具拿到廚房里去。

我來洗碗，你來擦/烘干。I’ll wash and you dry.

○ I’ll scrape and you load the dishwasher.

我來把碗碟刮干凈，你來把它們放入洗碗機(jī)里。

★ scrape v. 刮掉，擦掉

★ load v. 裝入，裝填

★ dishwasher n. 洗碗機(jī)

把椅子放回去。Put the chairs back.

○ Fold up the chairs. 把椅子折起來。

○ Put everything away. 把每樣?xùn)|西都放回原位。

● put away“放回原位”

這些污漬怎么洗都洗不掉。These stains just won’t come out.

○ These stains can’t be removed.

這些污漬弄不掉。

★ stain n. 污點，瑕疵

★ remove v. 去除，處理掉

我把每一樣餐具都整理得井井有條。I keep every dishware organized.

★ dishware n. 碟，餐具

餐桌布臟了。The tablecloth is dirty.

○ Change the table cloth. 換一下桌布。

○ Lay the cloth. 鋪上桌布。

★tablecloth n. 桌布（也可寫作table cloth）

你清理爐灶時用點力。

Use a little muscle when you clean the stove.

★muscle n. 肌肉，力氣

★stove n. 爐子，（在這里指做飯用的）爐灶

在我看來，洗碗很無聊。

The way I see it, to do the dishes is boring.

● the way I see it“以我之見，在我看來”

■ 不定式 to do the dishes 做主語。

你洗碗時要小心。Be careful when you wash the dishes.