英语访谈对话 486 Clean Freak-英语课

时间：2019-01-30 作者：英语课 分类：英语访谈对话

英语课

　　Todd: So, Akane, what did you do today?

　　Akane: Ah, today I cleaned my apartment.
　　Todd: Sounds fun!
　　Akane: It was actually. I really like cleaning cause I only get one day a week to do it, and my apartment gets clean.
　　Todd: So when you clean your apartment how long does it take you to clean everything?
　　Akane: Well, let's see, I started around 7:30 in the morning and then I probably finished around 10:30.
　　Todd: 3 hours!
　　Akane: Yeah!
　　Todd: That's a long time.
　　Akane: Well, I do a lot of cleaning.
　　Todd: Man!
　　Akane: And that includes laundry 1, actually.
　　Todd: So for your laundry, do you use the laundry mat 2 down the street?
　　Akane: No, I use my own laundry machine, and I hang it up to dry.
　　Todd: Wow! But when you do that you can't get that nice soft feel from the clothes.
　　Akane: Well, no but I save money!
　　Todd: That's true! I feel bad about using the laundry mat cause I guess it wastes energy, but I just love
　　how the dryers 4 make your clothes really soft and warm and there's no wrinkles 5 and it's done.
　　Akane: I agree. Mm, for sure. I wish I had a dryer 3
　　Todd: So do you iron 6 your clothes for work?
　　Akane: I do, yeah, I always iron my clothes. I do my washing on Saturdays and I do my ironing 7 on Sundays.
　　Todd: Oh, man, you're regimented.
　　Akane: Yeah, I am.
　　Todd: You got it down. You know I never iron my shirts.
　　Akane: You never iron!
　　Todd: No, I just take them out of the dryer, and that's close enough, and then usually when I put them on, they kind of stretch.
　　Akane: Well, I guess so and if you're wearing a jacket over it, then you can't really see.
　　Todd: Yeah, plus I'm a teacher and teachers don't have to look sharp.
　　Akane: I guess so. Yeah!
　　Todd: Hey, so, what are your plans for tomorrow?
　　Akane: Tomorrow? Well, my ironing of course, and I'm a teacher and I have markings so, I'll do some markings, cause I have to mark some essays.
　　Todd: Oh, that sounds awful!
　　Akane: Yeah, but it has to be done.
　　Todd: Yeah, but on the weekend! I try not to bring work home. I just don't like to do it. On the weekend, I feel you should energize 8 yourself and just rest and relax.
　　Akane: I agree, but this week I couldn't help it cause we were so busy.
　　Todd: So, why were you busy this week?
　　Akane: Well, we had so much work to do, and I gave them out an essay, and I got those essays back,
　　so I have to mark those.
　　Todd: Hey, have you been giving your students tests?
　　Akane: Uh, just little quizzes 9 once in awhile.
　　Todd: Yeah, I have to give my students a test but I don't know what to test them on.
　　Akane: Yeah, that is always a hard part.
　　Todd: Do you give easy tests or hard tests?
　　Akane: Well, the quizzes are quite easy, but I think they find it to be quite hard.
　　Todd: Yeah, students always say, "It's difficult!"
　　Akane: Yeah!
　　Todd: "It's difficult!" Well, enjoy your marking tomorrow!
　　Akane: Thanks.

1 laundry

n.洗衣店，洗衣房；已洗好的衣物，待洗衣物

Please send clothes to the laundry.请把这些衣物送往洗衣店。
There's a lot of laundry in the basket.筐子里有许多要洗的衣物。

2 mat

n.垫，丛，衬边；adj.粗糙的；v.纠缠在一起，铺席于...上，使...无光泽

This mat has to be hammered down at the edges.必须把这张席子的边钉上。
Please wipe your shoes on the mat.请在蹭鞋垫子上擦擦鞋。

3 dryer

n.干衣机，干燥剂

He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。

4 dryers

n.干燥机( dryer的名词复数 )；干燥器；干燥剂；干燥工

Men also have hair dryers and, if they suffer from baldness, they use a growth stimulator, buy hairpieces, or have hair transplanted from the hirsute part of the scalp to the bare areas. 男士也有他们的吹风机，而且如果他们秃顶的话，还会用毛发生长剂、买假发，或者把头发从密集的地方移植到谢顶的地方。来自《简明英汉词典》
The dryers can be automated. 干燥机可以自动化作业。来自辞典例句

5 wrinkles

n.（尤指皮肤上的）皱纹( wrinkle的名词复数 )；皱褶；有用的建议；妙计v.使起皱纹( wrinkle的第三人称单数 )；（尤指皮肤）起皱纹