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One of the most dreaded, tedious and boring household chores is doing laundry. The sooner we can get it over with, the better. We can hardly wait for the day a genius inventor designs a gadget that can wash, dry, fold, press and hang our clothes without human intervention. But until that day comes, we must devote major chunks of our precious time to doing our laundry. How can we save time? Here are some minute-saving tips.
洗衣服是一項單調乏味、令人望而生畏的家務活，在這件事情上花費的時間越少越好。一心盼著有一天哪位天才的發明家能設計出一款集洗、烘、疊、壓、掛于一身、而又無需值守的洗衣機器來。但只要這一天不到，我們就還得把大量寶貴的時間用在洗衣上。那么怎么才能節省洗衣服的時間呢？下面就給出幾個洗衣省時的小竅門。
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Use a three-bin hamper system. Whether it's one big hamper with three sections or three different hampers lined up, it doesn't matter as long as you can use it to presort your laundry. Label the first bin "Whites," the second bin "Light Colors" and the third bin "Dark Colors." Toss your dirty and soiled clothes into the appropriate bins as soon as you take them off. This will save you time from sorting your clothes out of one big, dirty laundry heap.
預先將待洗衣物進行分類。這需要一個盛衣物的大籃子，分為三個隔檔，也可以是三個小籃子，反正能把待洗衣物分開就行。你可在三個籃子上分別標注上“白色衣物”、 “淺色衣物”、 “深色衣物”，當你脫下準備要洗的衣服時，就可以根據情況把衣服放進適當的籃子里。這樣，洗衣時就不要再對一大堆臟衣服中進行分揀，從而節省時間。
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Designate a laundry day and do it all in one swoop. Doing one big batch of laundry is faster than doing two small batches on separate occasions. Washing and drying full loads is also more cost-effective in terms of power and water consumption.
將臟衣物攢夠數集中洗。一堆衣物，一次洗要比分次洗花費的時間更短。再說啦，集中進行洗、烘，也省電省水。
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Use wheeled laundry carts. Wheeled devices will help facilitate transporting dirty (and clean) laundry to and from the designated areas. A wheeled cart can move loads that will otherwise require two or more trips to carry between the laundry room and the walk-in closets.
準備一輛帶輪子的洗衣小車。洗衣時免不了要將衣物在洗衣房和衣柜室之間來回倒騰，一輛小車將會使這個過程變得方便快捷。
