●歇息日

◎我真想睡个午觉。I want to take a nap.= I want to take a catnap.But you just woke up. (你不是刚刚起来吗?)I'd like to lie down for a while. (我想躺会儿。)*catnap “打盹”、“小睡一下儿”。

◎我去躺一会儿。I'm going to lie down.= I'm going to take a rest. (我歇息一会儿。)*用于稍感疲惫的时分。

◎你在?? You're pretending to be asleep.= You're not really asleep. (你其实没睡吧!)= I know you're still awake. (我晓得你还没睡。)

◎你睡着了吗? Were you sleeping?

◎没有，还没睡呢。No, I was awake.

◎你能给孩子换块尿布吗? Will you change the baby's diaper?Again? (又要换呀?)I just changed it ten minutes ago. (10分钟前我刚换过的。)*diaper“尿布”。

◎想尿尿吗? Do you need to pee? *首要对成人子用。

◎该尿尿了。It's time to go wee-wee. *首要对成人子用。It's time to go pee-pee. *对儿童用wee和pee，对婴幼

儿用堆叠wee-wee和pee-pee的方法标明“小便”。

◎蒙一儿。Peekaboo!Do it again. (再来一次。)

◎胳肢胳肢。Kuchi-kuchi-koo.*胳肢婴儿时用。大人有时开玩笑时也用。

◎咱们来投球吧。Let's play catch.= Let's play ball.Great! (好呀!)

◎漏水了。The water is leaking.= The pipe is leaking. (水管漏了。)

◎尽是灰呀。 It's so dusty.I didn't notice. (我倒没留心。)It needs to be dusted. (得扫扫了。)*dusty“处处都是尘埃”、“沾满尘土”。

◎这间屋子通风真差。 It's stuffy in this room.= The air is thick. (这儿真闷。)I can't breathe in this room. (这屋让人喘不过气来。)The air is dense. (空气混浊。)*stuffy 房间等当地“通风不好”、“愁闷得慌”。

◎这个房间很通风。It's drafty in this room.*drafty “有穿堂风的”。

◎你能去喂喂狗吗? Will you feed the dog?= Please give the dog some food.*feed “喂食”。

◎你去遛遛狗吧? Will you take the dog for a walk?

◎帮我照看一下弟弟和小妹啊。Take care of my brother and sister.You bet. (定心吧。)

◎请(给植物)浇点水。Please water the plants.Can I help? (要我协助吗?)*water在这儿是动词“洒水，洒

水”。

◎啊!怎么这么乱呀! What a mess! *母亲看到孩子们的房间常常说的一句话。= Look at the mess!What a pigsty! * 富含脏得像个猪窝的口气。

◎帮帮我吧。 Help me.What do you want me to do? (我能帮你做啥呢?)

◎把你的屋子拾掇拾掇。Clean up your room.= Straighten up your room.= Tidy up the room.But I'm watching TV now. (可我正在看电视呢。)

◎帮我打扫打扫清洁。Help me clean up the house.

◎洗刷灵用完了。We're out of dish detergent.*“洗衣粉”是laundry detergent。I'll go get more. (那我去买一瓶。)

◎你能把衣裳晾上吗? Would you put up the clothes to dry?*put up是“向上挂”的意思，但在这儿标明“晾衣裳”。

◎你能帮我把衣裳叠起来吗? Will you help me fold up the clothes?*fold up“叠规整”。

◎把地扫扫。Please sweep the floor.*sweep“扫”、“打扫”。

◎把厨房的池子洗洁净。Please scrub the sink.*“洗”一般用动词wash和clean来标明，可是“用力搓洗”这一动作，用scrub标明最适合。

◎我得用吸尘器吸吸我房间了。I have to vacuum my room.*vacuum“用吸尘器打扫”。

◎掸掸柜子上的土。Please dust the shelves.*dust“掸土”。= Please wipe the shelves. (请擦一擦柜子。)

◎请拖

拖地。Please mop the floor.

◎你能把那件衬衣熨熨吗? Will you iron the shirt?

◎我的裙子得熨了。I have to iron my skirt.*iron不只是名词，它还可以用作动词“熨”。

◎咱们去超市买东西吧。Let's go grocery shopping.We need more milk. (还得再买点牛奶。)

◎公园里人挤人。The park was crowded.= The park was filled with people.

◎今晚能帮我照看一下孩子吗? Can you baby-sit tonight?*baby-sit“父母不在时协助照看孩子”。Sure I can. (当然可以。)