★    KEY TERMS

take out the garbage 倒垃圾

sweep the fl oor 掃地

broom 掃帚

dustpan 畚箕

dust the shelves 清理架子灰塵

do the dishes 洗碗

★    I'll take the garbage out right now. 我現在就把垃圾拿出去倒。

Mia：Ben! You didn’t take the garbage out!

班！你沒有倒垃圾！

Ben：I'll do it in a minute. I just want to finish playing this game.

我等一下就去倒。我想打完這個遊戲。

Mia：You said that two hours ago.

你兩小時前就說過同樣的話。

Ben：Don't nag me! You’re my housemate, not my mom!

別煩我！你是我室友，又不是我媽！

Mia：But you never do your chores. I do everything around here.

但你從來不做你分內的家事，我可是裡外的家事都做盡了。

Ben：Okay, Okay. Calm down. I'll take the garbage out right now.

好啦好啦，冷靜。我現在就把垃圾拿出去倒。

★    Try to keep our place neat. 要保持家裡整潔。

Tom：I see you've been cooking in here.

我看你一直在這裡做吃的。

Beth：Yeah, I made cookies. Would you like to try one?

是啊，我做了餅乾，要吃一個看看嗎？

Tom：They look great. You spilled a lot of flour, though.

它們看起來很好吃，但你灑出了很多的麵粉。

Beth：Don't worry. I'll clean it up later.

別擔心，我等一下就清理。

Tom：My friends are coming over in an hour. Could you sweep the floor now?

我朋友一小時內就到了。你可以現在掃個地嗎？

Beth：Fine! But you know, you're really too worried about cleanliness.

好，我會掃，但你真的太在意整潔了。

Tom：I just wish you’d try to keep our place neat. Try to keep our place neat.

我只是希望你要保持家裡整潔。

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※ 本文節錄自《彩圖實境生活英語Just Say It（32K軟精裝+2MP3）》

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