试听Week1-日常篇-做家务-我老公从来不洗碗

Week 1 日常篇

Lesson 3 “我老公从来不洗碗”

Ø 尬聊情景再现

无论在哪里生活，都要把住的地方收拾干净，做家务是绕不开的话题，哪怕出国住酒店，有时候也会因为舍不得花钱而自己洗衣服。你在酒店里忙前忙后，别人却悠闲地嗑着瓜子，看着电视，弄得床上都是瓜子皮，真是让人火大！来学几句英文表达，用高级的方式让他们也来帮忙吧！

Ø 新手急救攻略

- 也许你是一名家庭主妇，这也是一个足以让人骄傲的职业，你可以对他人说 ：

I'm a homemaker/housewife. 我是一名主妇。

-想让他人帮忙干家务，你可以说：Can you ________?

各种家务活：

cook 做饭

do the dishes 洗碗

sweep/mop the floor 扫/拖地板

do the laundry 洗衣服

fold the clothes 叠衣服

take out the garbage 丢垃圾

- 如果酒店电器坏了需要人修理，你可以说：The ________ is broken.

可能坏掉的各种电器：

washing machine 洗衣机

dryer 烘干机 hair dryer 吹风机

air conditioner 空调

water heater 热水器

Ø 实境对话还原

FRIENDS 916

Monica: Anyway erm...Are you going to get a handyman to install this stuff? 你要找杂务工安装这个吗？

Rachel: No. I was just going to do this myself. 不啊，我准备自己来。

Joey: You're gonna do it? 你自己动手？

Rachel: Yeah...Why? You don't think a woman can do this? 对啊，怎么了？你觉得女人干不了这个？

· handyman: n. 杂务工（想不起来这个词可以直接用guy代替）

· install: v. 安装

· do it myself: 自己来

FRIENDS 712

Tag: Okay! Feel free to look, but I’m telling you those contracts are not on this desk. 好！随便看，不过我可告诉你那些合同不在桌子上。

Rachel: Oh how can you possibly know? Look at this mess, Tag! I mean, this is what I'm talking about! You have to be more organized! You've got newspapers! You've got magazines! 你怎么知道？瞧这儿乱的。Tag！我说的就是这个，你要学会收拾！你这有报纸，有杂志。

· Look at this mess. 看这乱七八糟的

MODERN FAMILY 103

Claire: Hey, I thought you were gonna take out the garbage. 嘿，我以为你要把垃圾带出去呢。

Phil: I am. 我是要带的啊。

Claire: Phil. Phil。

Phil: Yes, getting it. I was... I was gonna get it. 好了，我本来是要拿的。

· take out the garbage: 把垃圾带出去

THE BIG BANG THEORY 210

-Penny : What are you washing? A crocodile? 你洗什么呢？洗鳄鱼呐？

-Leonard :No, the pants that Stephanie got me. 不是，是Stephanie买给我的裤子。

-Penny : Oh, sweetie, you can't machine wash these. They'll be ruined. 亲爰的，这种裤子不能机洗的。洗了就毁了。

-Leonard: are you sure? 真的吗？

-Penny: Absolutely. 没错。

-Leonard: Oh, no. I wish you'd told me that sooner. 不要吧，你早点告诉我就好了。

· You can’t machine wash these. 这些不能机洗。

Ø 10大必备句型

 抱怨家务

跟他人抱怨你爱偷懒的另一半：

My husband never helps with the housework. 我老公从来不帮忙做家务。

家务活永远干不完，让人头疼：

Look at this mess! 瞧这乱的！

The drain/toilet is blocked up. 下水道/马桶堵住了。

The water heater isn't working again. 热水器又坏了。

You can't machine wash these. They'll be ruined. 这不能机洗，洗了就毁了。

 找人维修

马桶堵了，水管漏了，快找人来修吧：

Are you going to get a handyman to install this? 你要找杂务工安装吗？

We need to get a plumber to fix this leak. 我们要找水管工修修漏水。

We must get the fridge fixed. 我们得找人修修冰箱。

 分担家务

想让家人参与做家务，不妨开门见山，直接提出来：

Will you do the laundry after dinner? 吃完饭你能把衣服洗了吗？

How about you clean the bathroom? It'd really help me out. 你能把卫生间打扫下吗？这样能给我帮不少忙。

Ø 图解流程攻略

Ø 小测试

选择合适的答案。

1. 房间里又脏又乱，你可以说：

A. Look at this mess!

B. He never helps with the housework.

C. You can't machine wash these. 

2. 房间里的马桶堵住里，你可以说：

A. The bathroom is broken.

B. The toilet is blocked up.

C. The water heater isn't working.

3. 同住的伙伴对你说：Will you do the dishes after dinner?，你可以回答：

A. Sure, no problem.

B. Thank you.

C. Yes, please.

答案：ABA

1. A. Look at this mess! 瞧这儿乱的！ B. 他从来不做家务。C. 这些不能机洗。

2. B. The toilet is blocked up. 马桶堵住了。 A. 浴室坏了。C. 热水器坏了。

3. A. – 你能帮忙洗完吗？ - 当然，没问题。

教读贴

1) My husband never helps with the housework. 我老公从来不帮忙做家务。

2) Look at this mess! 瞧这乱的！

连读：look at

3) The drain/toilet is blocked up. 下水道/马桶堵住了。

连读：blocked up

4) The water heater isn't working again. 热水器又坏了。

5) You can't machine wash these. They'll be ruined. 这不能机洗，洗了就毁了。

6) Are you going to get a handyman to install this? 你要找杂务工安装吗？

going to = gonna, 连读：get a

7) We need to get a plumber to fix this leak. 我们要找水管工修修漏水。

plumber /ˋplʌmɚ / b不发音

8) We must get the fridge fixed. 我们得找人修修冰箱。

9) Will you do the laundry after dinner? 吃完饭你能把衣服洗了吗？

10) How about you clean the bathroom? It'd really help me out. 你能把卫生间打扫下吗？这样能给我帮不少忙。