美語情景對話 第1142期:Party Clean Up 派對後的清理工作

Meg: Hey, Todd. Are you busy today?

梅格：嗨，託德。你今天忙嗎？

Todd: Yeah. I am so busy. Last night, I had a party and now my house is so dirty, and I need to clean my house.

託德：忙。我非常忙。昨晚我辦了個派對，現在我家裏非常髒亂，我要打掃一下。

Meg: Wow. Where will you start cleaning?

梅格：哇哦。你要從哪裏開始打掃？

Todd: Well, everywhere in the house is dirty, so the kitchen is very dirty. The living room is dirty. But I think, first, I'll do the kitchen. I have to throw away all the old food. We have lots of trash from the party. And then I have to wipe the counters. We have food all over the counters. And then of course, I have to wash the dishes and put everything away.

託德：我家裏所有地方都很髒，廚房很髒，客廳也很髒。我想我要先從廚房開始打掃。我必須把所有剩下的食物都扔掉。派對製造了很多垃圾。然後我要擦洗櫃檯。上面全是食物。當然之後我要洗碗碟，把東西都收拾好。

Meg: Wow. It sounds like it was quite a party.

梅格：哇哦。聽起來這個派對很棒。

Todd: Yeah, it was. Well, we ordered pizza but also everybody brought food. And so, we had lots of food and everybody left their dishes and pots at my house after they went home. So I have everyone's dishes, and pots and plastic containers. So I feel I should clean everything and then give it back to everybody.

託德：對，沒錯。我們叫了批薩，而且所有人都帶了食物過來。我們有很多吃的，所有人回家時，都把盤子和罐子留在了我家。所以我家裏有所有人的盤子、罐子還有塑料包裝盒。我感覺我要把所有東西清洗一下，然後還給他們。

Meg: Hmm, that sounds like a good idea. Did anyone drop any food on the floor?

梅格：嗯，這聽起來是個好主意。有人把食物掉在地板上嗎？

Todd: Yeah. Actually, they dropped food everywhere. So I have to vacuum the carpet in the living room and I need to mop the kitchen floor. So I think I need about three hours just to clean the entire house.

託德：有。實際上，他們把食物掉的到處都是。所以我要用吸塵器清潔客廳的地毯，我還要把廚房的地拖一下。我想我需要三個小時才能打掃完整個房子。

Meg: Oh, three hours? Can I help you clean?

梅格：哦，三個小時？我幫你打掃吧？

Todd: Well, actually yeah, if you can, I really need help. But if you can just collect the trash. I have some trash bags and go around and collect all the plastic cups. There are many plastic cups, and collect pizza boxes and maybe get the old food and throw away the old food, that would be great.

託德：實際上，如果你願意的話，我的確需要幫忙。你幫忙收集垃圾就好。我有垃圾袋，你要把所有塑料杯收集起來。塑料杯太多了，如果你可以收集塑料杯、批薩包裝盒，然後把所有剩下的食物扔掉，那就太好了。

Meg: Sure. I can collect the cups and throw away the old food. Is there anything else you need me to do?

梅格：可以。我可以收集塑料杯，把剩下的食物扔掉。還有其他需要我幫忙的嗎？

Todd: Well yeah, actually. If you have time, can you go to the store and buy some cleaning supplies? I need dish soap to wash the dishes, and I need window cleaner to clean the windows.

託德：實際上，有。如果你有時間，你能去商店買些清潔用品嗎？我需要洗潔精來洗碗碟，我還需要清潔窗戶的擦窗器。

Meg: But window cleaner? Why the windows?

梅格：擦窗器？爲什麼要清潔窗戶？

Todd: Well, it was a very crazy party, and you don't want to know.

託德：因爲那是一個非常瘋狂的派對，你不會想知道的。

Meg: Uh-oh.

梅格：啊哦。

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重點講解：
1. throw away 扔掉，丟掉(廢棄物)；
例句：I never throw anything away.
我什麼東西都不捨得扔。
2. all over 到處；
例句：The company has a network of shops all over the country.
這家公司有着遍佈全國的商店網。
3. put away 把…收起；放好；
例句：Her bed was crisply made, her clothes put away.
她的牀收拾得很整潔，衣服也收起來了。
4. give back 歸還；交還；
例句：I gave the textbook back to him.
我將課本還給他了。