English for Everyday Activities 34-36

34. Going to Bed

• When it got late…
• …Jenny yawned/ˈjɔnd/打哈欠.
• She said goodnight to her parents.
• She went upstairs to her room…
• …and changed into her nightgown.
• She hung some of her clothes up in the closet…
• …and put her dirty clothes in the laundry basket在洗衣篮里.
• She brushed her teeth…
• …washed her face,…
• …and used the toilet.
• After turning on her bedside lamp,…
• …she turned off the room light.
• She pulled back the covers…
• …and got into bed.
• She set her alarm clock…
• …and put it on her nightstand.
• She read in bed for a while.
• Finally,she turned off the lamp,…
• …lay down…
• …and fell asleep.

• laundry /ˈɫɔndri/ 洗衣店,濯
• nightstand 床头柜

35. Doing laundry 洗衣服

Later today,I’m going to do my laundry.

• I’ll carry the laundry basket to the laundry room.
• I’ll take the laundry out of the basket…
• …and then I’ll sort it by separating dark colors from light.
• I’ll check the pockets of the pants and shirts…
• …and take out anything I find in them.
• Then I’ll put a load of laundry into the washing machine.
• I’ll adjust the settings on the machine.
• Then I’ll put in some detergent…
• …and turn the machine on.
• The machine will wash,…
• …rinse…
• …and spin the laundry.
• I’ll take the wet clothes out of the machine.
• I’ll hang some of the laundry out to dry.
• I’ll put some other laundry into the dryer.
• The dryer will dry it by heating and tumbling it.
• Then I’ll take it out of the machine.
• I’ll fold some of the dry laundry…
• …and put it into drawers.
• I’ll iron熨 other things…
• …and hang them up in the closet.

36. Cleaning the House

In the Living Room

• Pam picks up things that are lying around.
• She dusts the furniture家具…
• …and the woodwork.
• Then she vacuums the carpet 用吸尘器吸地毯.

In the Kitchen

• Dan cleans the refrigerator/rəˈfrɪdʒɝˌeɪtɝ/…
• …and throws out spoiled坏 food.
• Pam wipes the countertops台面…
• …and sweeps the floor.

In the Bathroom

• Dan scrubs擦洗 the toilet with a toilet brush,…
• …cleans the sink…
• …and scrubs the bathtub.
• He washes the mirror on the medicine cabinet药柜.
• Then he sweeps the floor…
• and mops it

Taking Out the Trash

• They bundle old newspapers…
• …and put empty bottles,cans and jars into bags.

  

• They set them out for recycling.
• Then they empty wastebaskets…
• …and the kitchen garbage into a big garbage bag…
• …and take it out to the garbage can.

• broom 扫帚
• dustpan 簸箕(灰尘盘子)
• mop 拖把
• bucket 桶