Household chores

词汇

• vacuum吸尘
• mop拖地
• dust灰尘；擦灰
• tidy up收拾整理
• do the laundry洗衣服
• iron熨衣服；熨斗
• take out the bins倒垃圾
• wash up洗碗（英式）
• sweep扫地
• chore家务活
• messy乱糟糟的
• spotless一尘不染的
• dishwasher洗碗机
• laundry basket脏衣篮

表达

• This place is a mess!说某个地方乱成一团
• It's your turn to do the dishes提醒对方轮到他做了
• We share the chores equally说家务是大家分担的
• I'm in charge of the cooking说自己负责做饭
• You don't have to iron that说这件事其实不用做
• Can you help me with the laundry?请人帮忙做家务
• I'll do the washing up later把家务推到晚一点做
• The flat needs a good clean说家里需要大扫除

常见错误

• ✗I must not do the laundry today
  ✓I don't have to do the laundry today

  must not 表示禁止；表示「不用」要说 don't have to。

• ✗She have to clean the kitchen
  ✓She has to clean the kitchen

  主语是 he/she/it 时用 has to，不是 have to。

• ✗You have to not vacuum today
  ✓You don't have to vacuum today

  have to 的否定是 don't / doesn't have to，不是 have to not。

• ✗Do I have to to sweep?
  ✓Do I have to sweep?

  have to 后面直接跟动词原形，不再多加一个 to。

• ✗I need to make the laundry
  ✓I need to do the laundry

  英语说 do the laundry，不说 make the laundry。

• ✗She don't have to cook today
  ✓She doesn't have to cook today

  第三人称单数用 doesn't，不用 don't。

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