【听英文对话做选择】周六做家务

 原文：

Son: Dad. Can I go outside to play?

Dad: Well, did you get you Saturday's work done?

 

Son: Ah, Dad. Do I have to?

 

Dad: Well, you know the rules. No playing until the work is done.

 

Son: So, what is my work?

 

Dad: Well, first you have to clean the bathroom including the toilet. And don't forget to scrub¹ the bathtub.

 

Son: No, I want to do the family room.

 

Dad: Well, okay, but you have to vacuum² the family room and the hall, and be sure to dust everything. Oh, and don't forget to wipe the walls and clean the baseboards. [Okay.] And after that. [Oh, no.] Next, sweep and mop the kitchen floor and be sure to polish the table in the living room.

 

Son: Okay. Okay.

 

Dad: And make your bed and pick up all your toys and put them away. And . . .

 

Son: More?

 

Dad: Yeah. And then, how about going out for lunch and getting a big milk shake, but you probably don't want to do that.

 

Son: No, No. I want to.

 

Dad: Okay. While you're doing your work, I'll be out in the yard raking³ leaves and pulling weeds.

1. What does the boy want to do at the beginning of the conversation?

A. go play outside

B. watch TV

C. play video games

2. What is one thing the boy is NOT assigned⁴ to do around the house?

A. clean the garage

B. vacuum the floors

C. wash the walls

 

3. What does the boy have to do in his bedroom?

A. put away his books

B. make his bed

C. pick up his dirty clothes

 

4. What is the father going to do while the boy is doing his household chores?

A. wash the car

B. paint the house

C. work in the yard

 

5. Where will the father and son go after the housework is done? 

A. to a movie

B. out to eat

C. to a ball game

 

正确答案：

1. go play outside

2. clean the garage

3. make his bed

4. work in the yard

5. out to eat

 

1 scrub   

n.用力擦洗，矮树，渺小之物；v.用力擦洗

参考例句：

• I got paint on my hands and it won't scrub off.我手上沾上了油漆，擦不掉。
• The great plain was covered in scrub and small lifeless trees.浩瀚的平原覆盖着灌木和毫无生气的矮小树林。

2 vacuum   

n.真空，空间，真空吸尘器；adj.真空的，产生(利用)真空的；v.用吸尘器打扫

参考例句：

• Sound waves will not travel through a vacuum.声波在真空里不能传播。
• He sells vacuum cleaners.他经销真空吸尘器。

3 raking   

粗筛

参考例句：

• He is raking around in the library for some reference books. 他正在图书馆里找参考书。
• How would you like to spend your Sundays raking up dead leaves? 你难道会愿意在园里耙枯叶子来消磨你的星期天？

4 assigned   

adj.选定的；被布置的

参考例句：

• But read-only values are different,in that they are assigned at runtime.但是只读的值是不同的，因为它们是在运行时被赋值的。