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又到了溫馨五月,你打算用甚麼方式來慶祝母親節呢?如果你還不知道要送媽媽甚麼大禮,不妨學學吉米和露西這對兄妹吧。他們打算幫媽媽做完所有的家事,並請媽媽吃一份大餐。當然,不是只有在母親節這一天,平常也要幫媽媽做家事噢!

 

Jimmy and Lucy are having breakfast.
Lucy: Do you know that today is Mother’s Day?
Jimmy: No, I didn’t realize that. Thanks for reminding me. 
Lucy: We should get Mom a special gift. Do you have any suggestions?
Jimmy thinks for a moment.
Jimmy: Hmm … it seems like she has everything imaginable.
Lucy: Maybe we can help her with some of her chores.
Jimmy: Yeah, it seems like she’s busy doing housework around the clock.
Lucy: All right then. Let’s split her tasks up. I’ll take care of the laundry and iron some of the clothes as well.
Jimmy: I can handle the cleaning. I’ll vacuum the carpet, dust some furniture, andscrub the kitchen floor.
Lucy: That’s a terrific plan, but we need to get some detergent to make the cleaning easier.
Jimmy: You’re right. Let’s hurry up though. If we can complete everything before Mom gets home, she’ll really be surprised and happy.
Lucy and Jimmy immediately get to work.

 

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中文翻譯
吉米和露西正在吃早餐。
露西: 你知道今天是母親節嗎?
吉米: 不,我沒注意到這件事。謝謝妳提醒我。
露西: 我們應該買一個特別的禮物給媽媽。你有什麼建議嗎?
吉米想了想。
吉米: 嗯…看起來她已經擁有所有我們想得到的東西。
露西: 也許我們可以幫她做一點家事。
吉米: 對噢,她看起來整天都在忙著做家事。
露西: 那好。我們就來分攤她的工作吧。我會處理洗衣服還有燙衣服的事情。
吉米: 我可以負責清掃。我會用吸塵器吸地毯、撣掉一些家具上的灰塵,以及刷洗廚房地板。
露西: 這個計畫太棒了,但我們需要先買些清潔劑來讓打掃更輕鬆。
吉米: 你說的對。我們趕快開始吧。如果我們可以在媽媽回家前做完所有家事,她會非常驚喜。
露西和吉米馬上開始打掃。

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Vocabulary
suggestion n. 建議
suggest v. 建議
Can you give me any suggestions on how to lose weight?
你能否提供給我一些關於如何減肥的建議?

imaginable adj. 可想到的;能想像的
imagine v. 想像
The candy store had every kind of treat imaginable.
這間糖果店有你想得到的每一種甜食。

chore n. 家庭雜務
Nancy had chores to do at home, like cleaning the floor and washing clothes.
南西有家事要做,像是整理地板還有洗衣服。

split v. 分成;分擔(split - split - split)
The teacher split the class time in two, with a five-minute break in the middle.
老師將課堂時間一分為二,中間休息五分鐘。

scrub v. 用力擦洗(scrub - scrubbed - scrubbed)
Jake scrubbed his boots to clean off the mud.
傑克用力擦洗他的靴子,以將泥土清掉。

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活用片語
around the clock 夜以繼日;不眠不休
The bank has a guard on duty around the clock to keep its money safe.
這間銀行全天候都有保全駐守,以確保金錢的安全。

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