跟艾米莉一起学口语 第411期:我很久没有洗衣服了

 I haven't done laundry¹ for a long time
我很久没有洗衣服了。

1. do laundry=wash clothes
My mother doesn't have time to do laundry.
我妈妈没有时间洗衣服。
My father's right.I can't live on my own.I can't even do laundry.
我爸爸是对的。我没法独立生活。我甚至不会洗衣服。
2. have done...for a long time
好久没有
(注意：这里的done是指动词的过去分词)
I haven't seen you for a long time.
我好久没见到你了。
I haven't been home for a long time
我好久没有回家了。

A:Hi,Anna,come in.
你好，安娜，请进。
B:Your apartment is a mess².
你的公寓真乱。
A:I know.I don't have time to put things away before you got here.
我知道。在你来之前我没有时间整理东西。
B:Look!Are those your clothes on the couch³?
瞧！沙发上都是你的衣服吗？
A:Yes
是的。
B:Are they clean?
是干净的吗？
A:Actually,most of them are dirty.I haven't done laundry for a long time.I usually wait until I can do it at my parent's house.
事实上，很多都是脏的。我很久没有洗衣服了。我经常等着拿到我父母家里洗。
B:My sister and I usually go to the laundromat down the street.Why don't you go there?
我妹妹和我总是去这条街上的自助洗衣店洗衣。你为什么不去那儿呢？
A:I know I should.But that place isn't very convenient⁴.You have to wait for a long time.
我知道我应该去。但是那个地方不是很方便。你必须等很久才行。
B:Yes,I know.I have to do it every week.Anyway,are you ready to go?
是。我知道。我每周都要去。无论如何，你准备好走了吗？
A:No.I'm not ready yet.I still have to brush my teeth and wash my face.Can you wait for a few minutes?
没有。还没有准备好。我还要刷牙洗脸。你能稍等一下吗？
B:Ok,but please hurry.I think the restaurant is closing soon.
可以。请快一点。我觉得餐馆马上就要关门了。

1 laundry   

n.洗衣店，洗衣房；已洗好的衣物，待洗衣物

参考例句：

• Please send clothes to the laundry.请把这些衣物送往洗衣店。
• There's a lot of laundry in the basket.筐子里有许多要洗的衣物。

2 mess   

vt.将…弄糟，混乱，妨碍，使紊乱；n.食堂，伙食，用膳，一份食品，混乱，乱七八糟，困境

参考例句：

• Don't mess up my homework.不要弄乱我的家庭作业。
• You'll mess up my hair.你会把我的头发弄乱.

3 couch   

n.睡椅，长沙发椅；vt.表达，隐含

参考例句：

• Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
• The rabbIt'sprang from its grassy couch.兔子从草丛中跳出。

4 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。