M = Mary C = Cindy
M: Are there other chores for us to do?
瑪麗:我們還得做其它雜事嗎?
C: We also have to vacuum the house.
辛迪:我們還必須用吸塵器清理房子。
M: You used to do this by yourself?
瑪麗:以前都是你自己一個人做的嗎?
C: You'd better believe it.
辛迪:一點都沒錯。
M: I'll do the second floor and you do the first floor.
瑪麗:我來吸二樓,你吸一樓吧。
C: No. You're going to do the entire house.
辛迪:不行。整棟房子都要由你來清理。
M: What about you?
瑪麗:那你呢?
C: I'm going to mow the lawn.
辛迪:我要去用割草機整理草坪。
注釋:
chores:n. 雜務(wù);零工;
例句:She sees exercise primarily as an unavoidable chore.
她把鍛煉主要看作是不得不做的瑣事。
vacuum:vt. 用真空吸塵器清掃
例句:It's important to vacuum regularly.
定期用吸塵器清潔是很重要的。
mow:vt. 割草;
例句:He continued to mow the lawn and do other routine chores.
他繼續(xù)給草坪割草,并做其他日常雜務(wù)。