在美国:49 干洗没那么简单
来源:沪江听写酷
2011-08-09 10:35
原汁原味故事,风趣实用英语。
通过常见的生活场景,听写重点单词,学习美国地道的常用词汇。
(资料来源:《Drew和Nancy的美国生活英语》 大连理工大学出版社)
〖Dry cleaning〗
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A: What's that counter over there for?
B: That's the dry cleaning service.
A: What does that mean?
B: Dry cleaning is a special chemical process used to clean clothes. You usually get nicer clothes dry cleaned like suits or ____1____ sweaters. Girls get dresses dry cleaned a lot as well.
A: Is it expensive?
B: It can be. It depends on what kind of dry cleaning you do. To remove a big ____2____ might be more expensive, but dry cleaning a shirt and adding a little ____3____ is usually just a few dollars.
A: So ____4____ makes dress shirts more ____5____, right?
B: That's right. It gives them that nice, ____6____ pressed look. Before you go to a formal event you should always get your dress shirt pressed so that you look your best.
A: What happens if I just wash my dress shirts in a washer and dryer?
B: You can do that, but the color ____7____ faster, and the ____8____ of the shirt can change over time. Dress clothes are usually specifically ____9____ to your body and you want them to fit just right. So dry cleaning is the safest way to clean and ____10____ expensive clothes.
A: So the main purpose of dry cleaning is to clean your clothes without ____11____ them?
B: Yes. and to keep your expensive clothes in good ____12____. Anything you don't want to risk putting in the washer and dryer should be dry cleaned.
A: I'll keep that in mind. Hey! Our clothes are done in the washers. Let's go move them into the dryers!
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wool
stain
starch
starch
stiff
smooth
fades
shape
fitted
preserve
shrinking
condition
<本期重点词汇>
wool n.羊毛,毛线
stain n.污点
starch n.淀粉
stiff ad.硬的, 僵直的
smooth ad.光滑的
fade v.褪色
shape n.形状,模型
shrink v.收缩, 缩水
<参考译文>
A: 那边的柜台是干什么的?
B: 那是干洗服务台.
A: 什么意思?
B: 干洗是一种洗衣服的特殊化学过程. 通常好衣服会拿去干洗, 像西服或者是羊毛衫等. 女孩子们也会把连衣裙拿去干洗.
A: 很贵吗?
B: 可能会. 这要根据你要干洗的方式决定. 去处大的污点会贵点, 但是干洗衬衫再加点淀粉浆洗几美元就行了.
A: 那么淀粉会使衣服更笔挺一些, 对吧?
B: 对呀. 它能让衣服漂亮, 平整. 在出席正式场合前, 你总该把衣服压得很平整, 这样你的外表会达到最佳状态.
A: 如果我只用洗衣机和干衣机洗衣服, 会怎么样?
B: 你可以那样做. 但是你的衣服会很快褪色, 并且衣服会随着时间走形. 礼服通常应该正好合身的, 你希望它正好合适你. 所以干洗是清洁和保存贵重衣服的最安全的方法.
A: 所以干洗的最主要目的是使你的衣服变干净, 但又不会缩水?
B: 是的, 并且会让你贵重的衣服保持最好的状态. 你不想冒险放到洗衣机和干衣机中的任何东西都可以干洗.
A: 我记住了. 嘿, 我们洗衣机里的衣服洗好了. 我们把它们放入干衣机吧.
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