情景会话口袋书人际篇106:做家务(2)

 　　5. I am washing clothes.

　　我正在洗衣服呢。

　　还能这样说：

　　I have a large wash now.

　　I am having my clothes washed.

　　应用解析：

　　wash out （污迹）从织物上洗掉；

　　wash (sth.) off 使……被冲洗掉；

　　wash over sb. 周围发生的一切事情对某人无多大影响

　　6. Would you hang the clothes on the line?

　　你能把衣服晾上吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Will you help me hang the clothes?

　　Can you hang the clothes on the line for me?

　　谚语：

　　A smile is a curved line that sets things straight.

　　笑容是一条曲线，却能使事情平直如弦。

　　7. Shall we do the washing-up?

　　咱们动手洗碗碟好吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Let's do the washing-up.

　　Shall we wash the dishes?

　　谚语：

　　Wash your dirty linen¹ at home.

　　家丑不可外扬。

　　8. My Sunday was dominated by housework.

　　我的周末全用在做家务上了。

　　还能这样说：

　　Housework engaged my Sunday.

　　I spent my Sunday doing the housework.

　　应用解析：

　　one's Sunday clothes (Sunday best) 一个人最好的衣服，节日盛装；

　　when two Sundays come together 决不会，永远不会有那一天

1 linen   

n.亚麻布，亚麻线，亚麻制品；adj.亚麻布制的，亚麻的

参考例句：

• The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
• Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。