# 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 **scrub**s`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.
  > ![](/english/jar_can_bottle.png)
- 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