I take out a rag and start dusting the living room. 我拿出一塊抹布,開始打掃起居室。
I dust the TV and the lamps. I wipe the coffee table, too. 我撣掉電視和燈上的灰塵,然后擦了擦咖啡桌。
The rug looked filthy so I get out the vacuum and vacuum it. 地毯看起來(lái)很臟,所以我用真空吸塵器清理了一下。
I pick up around the room and put things away. 我收拾了一下屋子,把東西放好。
The bathroom needs cleaning, too, but by this time, I am starting to feel tired. 浴室也需要打掃,但這時(shí),我覺(jué)得有點(diǎn)累了。
Mopping the bathroom floor and scrubbing the tub will have to wait for another day. 拖浴室地板,擦洗浴缸的活,不得不等到明天了。
I turn on the TV to watch the newscast, but I missed the national news. 我打開電視觀看新聞節(jié)目,但是國(guó)內(nèi)新聞已經(jīng)結(jié)束了。
I flip though the channels but all I see are commercials. 我換了幾個(gè)頻道,但全是商業(yè)廣告。
My favorite reality show doesn’t come on for another hour so I turn off the TV. 我最喜歡的真人秀節(jié)目,再等一個(gè)小時(shí)也播不了,于是我關(guān)掉了電視。
I put down the remote, and pick up a magazine. 放下遙控器,我拿起一本雜志。
I thumb through it for few minutes and then the phone rings. 剛翻了幾分鐘,電話就響了。
It’s my best friend Marlene, so I put down the magazine and spend the half hour chatting with her. 是我最好的朋友,馬琳打來(lái)的,于是我放下雜志和她聊了半個(gè)小時(shí)。
There’s nothing like a good talk with a good friend to end a busy day. 忙了一天,最開心的事莫過(guò)于能和好朋友愉快地聊聊天了。