情景會(huì)話口袋書人際篇 第109期:做家務(wù)(4)

13. Can you wash your clothes by yourself?
你能自己洗衣服嗎?
還能這樣說(shuō)：
Can you yourself do the washes?
Will you wash your clothes by yourself?
應(yīng)用解析：
won't wash 經(jīng)不起考驗(yàn);
send to the wash 送去洗;
wash away 洗掉;洗凈;沖走
14. Will you help me fold up the clothes?
你能幫我把衣服疊起來(lái)嗎?
還能這樣說(shuō)：
Can you pack the clothes for me?
Could you please do me a favor to fold the clothes?
應(yīng)用解析：
fold one's arms 交臂(常指袖手旁觀);
fold up 折疊起來(lái);崩潰;倒閉;
fold away 折疊起來(lái)
15. Help me set up the table.
幫我擺下餐桌吧。
還能這樣說(shuō)：
Please lay the table.
Would you be kind to lay the table?
諺語(yǔ)：
Set a thief to catch a thief.
以毒攻毒。
16. Please mop the floor.
請(qǐng)拖拖地。
還能這樣說(shuō)：
Please make the floor clean.
Could you scrub the floor?
應(yīng)用解析：
mop one's brow 擦去額頭上的汗水;
be mops and brooms 半醉，微醉;
mop up 擦去，揩干;肅清，掃蕩
17. I bought a dishwasher for my wife.
我給妻子買了一臺(tái)洗碗機(jī)。
還能這樣說(shuō)：
I purchased a dishwasher for my wife.
I bought my wife a dishwasher.
諺語(yǔ)：
The shoemaker's wife often goes in ragged shoes.
鞋匠的老婆沒(méi)鞋穿。