英语播客EnglishPod 34

 A:     Honey, the house is such a mess! I need you to
        help me tidy up a bit. My boss and her husband
       are coming over for dinner and the house needs
       to be spotless!

 B:     I’m  in  the  middle  of  something  right  now. I’ll  be
       there in a second.

 A:    This can’t wait! I need your help now!

 B:    Alright, alright. I’m coming.

 A:    Ok, here’s a list of chores we need to get done. I’ll
       do the dishes and get all the groceries¹ for tonight.
       You can sweep and mop² the floors. Oh, and the
       furniture needs to be dusted.

 B:    You know what, I have to pick something up at the
        mall,  so  why  don’t  you  clean  the  floors  and  I’ll
       go to the supermarket and get all the groceries.

 A:    Sure  that’s  fine. Here  is  the  list  of  all  the  things
       you need to get. Don ’t forget anything! And can
       you pick up a bottle of wine on your way home?

 B:     Hey, honey I’m back. Wow, the house looks really
       good!

 A:    Great! Can you set the table?

 B:    Just a sec I’m just gonna vacuum³ this rug⁴ real fast

 A:    Wait! Don’t turn it on...

1 groceries   

n.食品，杂货；杂货业( grocery的名词复数 )；杂货店；杂品

参考例句：

• Hi, Al. I see you're buying the groceries today. 你好，Al.我今天看见你买杂货了。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• She ordered her groceries by phone and never left the house. 她用电话定购食品，一步也没离开那座房子。 来自辞典例句

2 mop   

n.拖把，乱蓬蓬的头发；v.用拖把洗擦，擦，拭

参考例句：

• She bought a new white mop.她买了一个白色的新拖把。
• You have quite a mop of hair.你的头发蓬松凌乱。

3 vacuum   

n.真空，空间，真空吸尘器；adj.真空的，产生(利用)真空的；v.用吸尘器打扫

参考例句：

• Sound waves will not travel through a vacuum.声波在真空里不能传播。
• He sells vacuum cleaners.他经销真空吸尘器。

4 rug   

n.毯子，地毯，旅行毯

参考例句：

• The rug can double up.这条地毯能卷起来。
• It will be more beautiful if you work some blue into the rug.如果你再织些蓝色的图案，这毯子会更好看。