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(yè)

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?shù)臅r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(zhuǎn)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(guān)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(yǎng)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