日常生活英语-Talking to People at the Laundromat(1)

A: Have you been coming to this Laundromat long?
B: I have been washing¹ clothes here since a few years ago.
A: Why is that?
B: It doesn't cost me as much to wash here.
A: I've just started doing my clothes here.
B: Why are you washing your clothes here now?
A: My washing machine broke down.
B: You should just pay someone to fix it.
A: It's too expensive to get it fixed².
B: So you're just going to wash here?
A: Yeah, I think that's what I'm going to have to do.
B: It costs less to wash here.
 

1 washing   

n.洗，洗涤，洗衣，洗脸，洗澡，冲洗，冲刷

参考例句：

• A washing machine is run by a small electric motor.洗衣机由一台小电动机驱动。
• She hung the washing on the line to dry.她把洗好的衣服晾在绳子上。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。