English for Everyday Activities 4-7

4. Getting Dressed - A Man

Tom puts on…

• …some underwear,内衣,内衣裤
• …a T-shirt
• …some socks
• …some pants 不能说 a pant
• …adn a shirt

Putting on a Pair of Pants

• Tom steps into his pants…
• …then he pulls thems up.
• He fastens系紧 the waistband腰带…
• …and zips up the fly.
• He slips a belt through the belt loops…
• …and buckles it.

Putting on a Shirt

• Tom slips an arm into each sleeve袖子.
• He buttons the shirt…
• …and the cuffs袖口.
• He straightens拉直 his collar.
• He tucks his shirt into his pants.

• snaps: you snap thins together. 你把东西拼凑在一起。
• laces系上
• clasp表扣,抱住 钩住 搂抱 挟 拥

5. Getting Dressed - A Woman

Pam puts on…

• …some panties,
• …a bra,
• …a dress,
• …a blouse衬衫 女衬衫 上衫/a shirt,
• …a shirt,
• …some pants,
• …some socks,
• …some nylons尼龙(stockings)长袜,
• …some pantyhose连裤袜.

• sandals 凉鞋
• jeans 牛仔布
• sweatshirt 运动衫
• skirt 短裙
• tie 领带

Dressing for Hot Weather

If it’s hot,Pam wears light clothes:

• …a short-sleeved短的 cotton棉布 shirt…
• …and a pair of cotton shorts.
• She goes barefoot赤脚 indoors在室内…
• …and wears sandals outdoors.

Dressing this way keeps her cool.

• COTTON: a fabric that comes from the cotton plant.来自棉花植物的织物
• WOOL: a fabric that comes from a sheep.来自羊的布料

Dressing for Cold Weather

If it’s cold,Pam wears heavy clothes:

• …a long-sleeved shirt,
• …a wool sweater,
• …long pants,
• …and thick厚的 wool socks.
• Before going outdoors,she puts on a heavy coat外套…
• …and some gloves手套(五个手指的手套) or mittens手套(一个整的手套,看不出五个手指的手套).
• She wraps a scarf围巾 around her neck…
• …and puts on a hat…
• …and some boots长靴.

Dressing this way keeps her warm.

6. Making a Bed

I put a bottom sheet on the mattress床垫:

• If I have a fitted sheet,I slip it over the mattress.
• If I have a flat sheet,I tuck it under the mattress.
• Then I tuck the top sheet under the mattress at the foot of the bed.
• I pull the top sheet tight,
• …spread a blanket毯子 over the bed,
• …and smooth it out.
• I spread a bedspread床罩 over the bed.
• I fluff up蓬松起来 the pillows…
• …and lay them at the head of the bed.
• I pull the bedspread over the pillows…
• …and smooth it out.

7. Making Coffee / Making Tea

Making Coffee(with an electric coffee maker)_{用电动咖啡机}

• Pam scoops some ground coffee into the filter.
• Then she pours some water into the coffee maker.
• She turns the the coffee maker on by pressing the switch.
• The water heats up…
• …and drips through the ground coffee磨碎的咖啡…
• …and into the coffeepot咖啡壶.

Making Tea

• Dan boils water in a teakettle.
• He pours the hot water into a teapot…
• …and adds some tea leaves.
• As the tea leaves soak浸泡 in the water…
• …the water becomes tea.
• Dan strains滤 the tea.

Then he adds sugar and milk,and stirs搅拌 his tea.

• strainer 过滤器
• saucer 碟子,茶托 茶碟 小碟子