专四每日一听 第16期

收拾餐桌碗碟

Whose turn is it to do the dishes? 这可真是个令人头疼的问题。

你们是推来推去还是选择“石头剪子布”呢？

其实像Frank和Jane那样，事先分好工就好办了。

轮到谁来洗碗了？Whose turn is it to do the dishes?
○ Can you help me with the dishes? 你能帮我收拾一下碗碟吗?

● do/wash the dishes“洗碗碟等餐具”

■ dish的意思是“盘子，碟子”，dishes的意思是“就餐时用过的所有餐具”。
轮到你洗碗了。It’s your turn to wash the dishes.

○ It’s your turn to clear the table. 轮到你清理餐桌了。
● clear the table“清理餐桌”

吃完饭你洗碗吗？Will you do the dishes after the meal?
○ I don’t feel like washing the dishes today.
我今天不想洗碗。

○ I don’t like doing the dishes.
我不喜欢洗碗。

把你的餐具放到水槽里。Put your dishes in the sink.

○ Carry your own dishes to the kitchen.
把你自己的餐具拿到厨房里去。
我来洗碗，你来擦/烘干。I’ll wash and you dry.

○ I’ll scrape¹ and you load the dishwasher.
我来把碗碟刮干净，你来把它们放入洗碗机里。
★ scrape v. 刮掉，擦掉
★ load v. 装入，装填
★ dishwasher n. 洗碗机

把椅子放回去。Put the chairs back.
○ Fold up the chairs. 把椅子折起来。
○ Put everything away. 把每样东西都放回原位。
● put away“放回原位”

这些污渍怎么洗都洗不掉。These stains³ just won’t come out.
○ These stains can’t be removed.
这些污渍弄不掉。
★ stain² n. 污点，瑕疵
★ remove v. 去除，处理掉

我把每一样餐具都整理得井井有条。I keep every dishware organized.
★ dishware n. 碟，餐具

餐桌布脏了。The tablecloth⁴ is dirty.
○ Change the table cloth. 换一下桌布。
○ Lay the cloth. 铺上桌布。
★tablecloth n. 桌布（也可写作table cloth）

你清理炉灶时用点力。
Use a little muscle when you clean the stove.
★muscle n. 肌肉，力气
★stove n. 炉子，（在这里指做饭用的）炉灶

在我看来，洗碗很无聊。
The way I see it, to do the dishes is boring.
● the way I see it“以我之见，在我看来”

■ 不定式 to do the dishes 做主语。
你洗碗时要小心。Be careful when you wash the dishes.
● be careful“小心，细心”
Clearing the Table and Doing the Dishes

Frank：Do you like cooking?
Jane：Yes, I do a lot. But I don’t like doing dishes. What about you? Do you like cooking and then cleaning up afterwards?
Frank：To be honest, I don’t really like doing either one. I can’t cook and I hate cleaning.
Jane：Suppose you have to do one of the two, which do you prefer?
Frank：I would rather do the dishes than cook.
Jane：I prefer the opposite. The way I see it, to do the dishes is boring.
Frank：Let’s make a deal.
Jane：What?
Frank：I’m going to buy some vegetables and you cook.
Jane：Will you do the dishes after the meal?
Frank：Fair enough.

收拾餐桌碗碟
弗兰克：你喜欢做饭吗?
简：喜欢，我经常做饭，但我不喜欢洗碗。你呢？喜欢做饭然后收拾干净吗？
弗兰克：老实说，我都不喜欢。我不会做饭，也不喜欢洗碗。
简：假设你非得做其中的一样，你喜欢做哪样?
弗兰克：我宁愿刷碗也不想做饭。
简：我正相反。在我看来，洗碗很无聊。
弗兰克：我们来做个交易吧。
简：什么？
弗兰克：我去买点菜，你来做饭。
简：吃完饭你洗碗吗？
弗兰克：好吧
单　词

afterwards ad. 然后，随后

suppose v. 假设，假想
opposite n. 相反的事物 a. 相反的

deal n. 交易

详细解说

“clean up”的意思是“彻底打扫干净”。

 

We spent all Saturday morning cleaning up.（我们整个周六上午都在打扫卫生。）

另外，“clean sth. up”表示“彻底打扫并清理某物或某地”，

例如：We're planning to clean up the beaches.（我们计划清理海滩。）

还有一个词组“clean up after **.”表示“跟在某人的屁股后面收拾”，

用英语可以解释为：make a place clean after someone has used it，

例如：John always expects other people to clean up after him.（约翰总是想着让别人在他屁股后面收拾。）

“fair enough”在口语中尤其是在英式英语中，表示同意某人的建议，或认为某事听起来很合理。

 

可译为“有道理，好的，行”等，

例如：-I think we should split⁵ the bill. -Fair enough.（-我想我们应该分摊费用。-好的。）

-I'm just annoyed with him because he's behaved so badly. -Fair enough.（-我只是因为他的行为太差劲了而对他有点儿恼火。-有道理。）
 

1 scrape   

v.勉强维持；刮擦；n.刮，擦；刮擦声；困境

参考例句：

• We don't have much money but we scrape along somehow.虽然我们没多少钱，但是还可以过得下去。
• The high mountains seem to scrape the sky.峻岭摩天。

2 stain   

n.污染，污点，著色；v.沾染，染污，著色

参考例句：

• It will remain an indelible stain on his memory.这将成为他记忆中一个不可磨灭的污点。
• Does this material stain easily?这种料子容易染色吗？

3 stains   

（使）染色( stain的第三人称单数 )； 褪色，变污； 玷污，败坏（名声）

参考例句：

• It was said that washing powders containing enzymes remove stains more efficiently. 据说加酶洗衣粉除污更有效。
• Be quick, cover the blood stains over. 快！把血迹全遮盖起来。

4 tablecloth   

n.桌布，台布

参考例句：

• He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.他坐在那儿沉思，轻轻地抚弄着桌布。
• She smoothed down a wrinkled tablecloth.她把起皱的桌布熨平了。

5 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。