It's time for school.

該上學了

Come on, get out of bed.

快起床

Jessica is already up and dressed.

傑西卡已經起床穿衣了。

Good morning, Mom.

早上好，媽媽

Let's check the weather out today.

讓我們來看看今天的天氣。

It's looking a bit cloudy.

看起來有點陰天。

Looks like it's going to rain.

看來要下雨了。

So we should take our umbrellas.

所以我們應該帶上雨傘。

The trees are blowing side to side.

樹木被吹得東倒西歪。

It means it's a little windy, but still a lovely morning.

這意味著風有點大，但仍然是一個可愛的早晨。

Go to the bathroom and brush your teeth.

去衛生間刷牙。

Then get dressed and come downstairs to get some breakfast.

然後穿好衣服下樓吃早餐。

Okay, Mom.

好的，媽媽

What are we going to have for breakfast?

早餐吃什麼？

We're going to have bagel with eggs, bacon, and cream cheese this morning.

今天早上我們要吃百吉餅配雞蛋、培根和奶油奶酪。

And strawberry blueberry smoothie.

還有草莓藍莓冰沙

Perfect.

太完美了

Can I make the smoothie?

我可以做冰沙嗎？

Yeah, sure.

是的，當然。

You need frozen strawberries, blueberries, almond milk, and Greek yogurt.

您需要冷凍草莓、藍莓、杏仁牛奶和希臘酸奶。

Great.

好極了

It sounds yummy.

聽起來很美味。

Shall I also put some bananas?

我還要放些香蕉嗎？

No, we should leave the banana out of this recipe to allow the flavors of the berries to shine.

不，我們應該把香蕉排除在這個食譜之外，讓漿果的味道大放異彩。

Grab the blender and add almond milk first.

拿起攪拌機，先加入杏仁牛奶。

Then toss in the strawberries, blueberries, and Greek yogurt.

然後加入草莓、藍莓和希臘酸奶。

Blend it until smooth.

攪拌至順滑。

You can add some cinnamon too.

也可以加入一些肉桂。

It looks nice and thick.

它看起來又厚又漂亮。

And it tastes delicious.

而且味道鮮美。

The egg bagel sandwiches are ready too.

雞蛋麵包圈三明治也準備好了。

I've also added tomatoes and cucumbers.

我還添加了西紅柿和黃瓜。

We are missing the main ingredient, the ketchup.

我們缺少的主要成分是番茄醬。

That is a yummy egg bagel sandwich.

雞蛋麵包圈三明治真好吃。

It's so filling.

太飽了

Now that we had breakfast, I guess we better get going.

既然我們已經吃過早餐了，我想我們最好還是出發吧。

It looks like it's getting nice out.

看來外面的天氣越來越好了。

That's right.

這就對了。

I thought it would rain.

我以為會下雨。

It's the day we thoroughly clean the whole house.

這一天，我們要徹底打掃整個房子。

We throw away things we don't need, pack up things to donate to the local homeless shelter, clean all of the rooms, and wash all of the windows.

我們扔掉不需要的東西，收拾好要捐給當地無家可歸者收容所的東西，打掃所有房間，清洗所有窗戶。

What exactly do we have to do, Mom?

我們到底該怎麼做，媽媽？

You must clean your rooms.

你們必須打掃房間。

They are really messy.

它們真的很亂。

Clear your beds and chairs of all the items, and be sure to put them in their appropriate place.

清理床上和椅子上的所有物品，並確保將它們放到合適的位置。

Clean under the beds too.

床底下也要打掃乾淨。

Then make your beds using fresh linens.

然後用新床單鋪床。

Vacuum the entire room.

用吸塵器清潔整個房間。

Dust the shelves and put the books that are on the floor in their right places.

擦去書架上的灰塵，把放在地上的書放回原位。

Clear and clean the dressers and leave them in order.

清理和清潔梳妝檯，使其井然有序。

That's a lot to do.

要做的事情太多了。

We better get started.

我們最好開始吧

We have a lot to do indeed.

我們確實有很多事情要做。

I have to do several loads of laundry and clean the kitchen and the dining room.

我必須洗幾件衣服，打掃廚房和餐廳。

I'll clean the living room and the attic.

我要打掃客廳和閣樓。

It's getting full up there.

上面已經滿了

I don't even remember what's in there anymore.

我甚至都不記得裡面有什麼了。

Me neither.

我也沒有。

We probably don't need a lot of that stuff.

我們可能不需要那麼多東西。

What should we do with it?

我們應該怎麼做？

I think I'm going to have a garage sale next weekend.

我想我下週末要進行一次車庫大拋售。

Yeah, that's a great idea.

是啊，這主意不錯。

I have finished cleaning the windows.

我已經把窗戶擦乾淨了。

That was a huge job.

這是一項艱鉅的工作。

Oh, good.

哦，很好

Let me check the list and see what we've done so far.

讓我檢查一下清單，看看我們目前都做了些什麼。

Have you cleaned the counters?

你打掃過櫃檯嗎？

Yes, I have.

是的，我有。

So you can mark them as finished.

是以，您可以將它們標記為已完成。

Okay.

好吧

I'll mark the windows off the list too.

我也要把窗戶從清單上劃掉。

What about the floors?

地板怎麼辦？

Have you vacuumed and mopped them?

您用吸塵器和拖把清潔過它們嗎？

I have done that too.

我也這麼做過。

What else have we put on the list?

名單上還有什麼？

Dusting the shelves.

給書架除塵

I already did that yesterday.

我昨天已經做過了。

Oh, yeah.

哦，是的

I remember.

我記得

So I'll cross that off the list too.

所以我也要把它從清單上劃掉。

So how about you?

那麼你呢？

What have you done so far?

你目前都做了些什麼？

I've cleaned the attic.

我打掃了閣樓。

I've made three piles.

我已經堆了三堆。

Keep, donate or sell, and trash.

保留、捐贈或出售，以及扔掉。

I found a few sentimental items that I decided to keep.

我發現了一些有感情的物品，決定保留下來。

There is so much more space now.

現在空間大了很多。

It looks great.

看起來不錯。

Wonderful.

太棒了

I still have to clean the living room.

我還得打掃客廳。

Then I'm done.

那我就不幹了。

Okay.

好的

I'll go check on the kids now.

我現在去看看孩子們。

Mom, what's for dinner?

媽媽，晚飯吃什麼？

I could really go for something spicy, like chili.

我很想吃點辣的，比如辣椒。

Spicy?

辣嗎？

I'm not into spicy food right now.

我現在不喜歡吃辣。

Gee, I've been so busy with house cleaning that I haven't given dinner a single thought.

哎呀，我一直忙著打掃房間，都沒顧得上吃晚飯。

Anyway, I don't feel much like cooking.

總之，我不太想做飯。

I'm just too tired to prepare a meal, even a small one.

我只是太累了，沒時間準備飯菜，哪怕是一小份。

Plus, there's almost nothing in the fridge because we didn't make it to the grocery store this weekend.

另外，冰箱裡幾乎什麼都沒有，因為這個週末我們沒去雜貨店。

What do you say we order some food?

我們點些吃的怎麼樣？

Good idea, Dad.

好主意，爸爸

Let's order Chinese food.

我們點中餐吧

Don't we have a menu somewhere?

我們沒有菜單嗎？

The last time we ordered from that place, the food was greasy and it took them forever to deliver.

上次我們在那家店點的菜油膩膩的，還花了很長時間才送到。

But you know what?

但你知道嗎？

There's a new Greek restaurant downtown.

市中心新開了一家希臘餐廳

I heard they deliver very fast.

我聽說他們送貨很快。

But doesn't Greek food have lots of garlic?

但希臘食物中不是有很多大蒜嗎？

Just the thought of garlic turns me off.

一想到大蒜，我就覺得噁心。

Garlic's good for you.

大蒜對你有好處

I can't get enough of it myself.

我自己也對它愛不釋手。

At this rate, we'll never get anything to eat.

照這樣下去，我們永遠也吃不上飯了。

I'm starving.

我餓死了

You two are too picky.

你們倆太挑剔了。

Let's better order some pizza and put on a good movie.

我們還是叫點披薩，放場好電影吧。

Good idea.

好主意。

I'm crazy about pizza.

我為披薩瘋狂

In fact, my favorite is Hawaiian.

事實上，我最喜歡的是夏威夷菜。

I don't like Hawaiian pizza.

我不喜歡夏威夷披薩

I can't stand pineapple on pizza.

我受不了披薩上放菠蘿。

I prefer to eat fruit for dessert, not with the main course, so I'll go for chicken pizza.

我更喜歡在甜點時吃水果，而不是和主菜一起吃，所以我會選擇雞肉披薩。

I'll have pepperoni.

我要意大利香腸

Me too!

我也是！

Mom asked me to go grocery shopping, but I need to finish my homework.

媽媽讓我去買菜，但我得寫完作業。

Can you go for me, Nicholas?

你能替我去嗎，尼古拉斯？

I guess I can.

我想我可以。

What did Mom want you to buy?

媽媽想讓你買什麼？

Some pork, fish, vegetables, and milk.

一些豬肉、魚、蔬菜和牛奶。

You can buy some snacks too, like chocolate cookies.

您還可以買一些零食，比如巧克力餅乾。

What kind of fish does Mom want?

媽媽想要什麼魚？

Mom wants some salmon and some cod.

媽媽想吃鮭魚和鱈魚

Make sure that they are fresh.

確保它們是新鮮的。

How much salmon and cod should I buy?

我應該購買多少鮭魚和鱈魚？

Oh, buy four pieces of salmon fillet and four pieces of cod fillet.

哦，買四塊三文魚片和四塊鱈魚片。

Do I need to buy some spices so Mom can marinate the fish?

我需要買些香料讓媽媽醃魚嗎？

Yes, get some ground pepper and some garlic.

是的，來點胡椒粉和大蒜。

How about vegetables?

蔬菜怎麼樣？

We need carrots, potatoes, cabbage, and some lettuce.

我們需要胡蘿蔔、洋芋、捲心菜和一些生菜。

We need some fruit also.

我們也需要一些水果。

What do you want?

你想要什麼？

Apples and bananas.

蘋果和香蕉

And how about some soft drinks?

來點軟飲料怎麼樣？

No, buy some bottled water instead.

不，還是買瓶裝水吧。

It is healthier for us.

這對我們更健康。

Oh, I just remembered.

哦，我想起來了。

We also need bread.

我們還需要麵包。

Please put it on the list.

請將其列入名單。

Should I get one loaf or two?

我應該買一個麵包還是兩個？

Two loaves.

兩個麵包

You have quite a few items to take care of.

你要處理的事情還真不少。

You need to get going.

你得走了。

Yes, the list is quite long.

是的，名單很長。

By the time I get to the cashier to pay, I will probably have a full shopping cart.

到收銀臺付款時，我的購物車可能已經裝滿了。

Okay, I am all set to go.

好了，我都準備好了。

I'll be back soon.

我很快就回來

Thanks.

謝謝。

The clothes dryer stopped working.

烘乾機停止工作

We need a new one.

我們需要一個新的。

But this one is not so old.

不過，這個並不古老。

We just need to fix it.

我們只需要解決這個問題。

I can do it myself.

我可以自己來。

It needs just a new moisture sensor.

它只需要一個新的溼度傳感器。

Are you sure you can do it?

你確定你能做到嗎？

It seems a complicated job.

這似乎是一項複雜的工作。

Better call the repairman.

最好給修理工打電話。

I'm not going to let the repair guy rip me off and pay hundreds of dollars on this.

我不會讓維修人員宰我，讓我為此支付數百美元。

I come from a long line of handymen.

我是雜工出身。

My dad used to fix everything.

我爸爸以前什麼都修。

Lawnmowers, cars, appliances.

割草機、汽車、電器。

His father was a house builder.

他的父親是一名房屋建築商。

One of his brothers built boats, and one made furniture.

他的一個兄弟造船，一個兄弟做傢俱。

I have been helping my dad and grandpa since I was a young child on anything.

我從小就幫爸爸和爺爺做任何事情。

So, I think I can fix the dryer myself.

所以，我想我可以自己修好烘乾機。

I'll have this thing running in no time, honey.

親愛的，我很快就能讓它運轉起來。

I watched an instructional video, so I know exactly what to do.

我看了教學視頻，所以知道該怎麼做。

It's done.

完成了

It's as good as new.

它就像新的一樣。

I fixed the dryer.

我修好了烘乾機

I took it all apart and swapped out the sensor.

我把它全部拆開，換掉了傳感器。

Now press start and see if it works.

現在按 "啟動 "鍵，看看是否能正常工作。

It works.

它很管用。

I had no idea you were so good with your hands.

沒想到你的手這麼靈巧。

You could definitely say that repairing things has always been in your blood.

可以肯定地說，修理東西一直流淌在你的血液裡。

Can you hold the end of this tape measure?

你能握住捲尺的一端嗎？

Sure.

當然。

What's this for?

這是幹什麼用的？

I'm taking some measurements for new curtains.

我正在測量新窗簾的尺寸。

Didn't you say the house needs doing over?

你不是說房子需要重新裝修嗎？

What about measuring the floor for a new carpet, and the walls for a new wallpaper?

為鋪設新地毯而測量地板，為貼新牆紙而測量牆壁呢？

I thought we'd just fix up the wood floor and use some paint for the walls.

我想，我們只需把木地板修整一下，牆壁用油漆刷一下就可以了。

Okay, sounds good.

好吧，聽起來不錯。

We need to scrape off all the loose flakes of paint before redecorating.

在重新裝修之前，我們需要刮掉所有散落的漆片。

Tomorrow we'll go out and pick out some curtains and paint.

明天我們出去挑窗簾和油漆。

I can't wait.

我等不及了

Uh, shall we redecorate the hallway too?

要不要把走廊也重新裝修一下？

We can consider it.

我們可以考慮。

Maybe we can decorate it in a more traditional way.

也許我們可以用更傳統的方式來裝飾它。

I went over the household budget, and we've overspent this month.

我查看了家庭預算，我們這個月超支了。

Our expenses are mounting.

我們的開支越來越大。

We have to cut back on our shopping from now on.

從現在起，我們必須減少購物。

Really?

真的嗎？

That's too bad.

這太糟糕了。

We need to figure out how much money we've spent, and what we've spent it on.

我們需要弄清楚我們花了多少錢，花在了什麼地方。

Okay, let's get the receipts out.

好了，把收據拿出來吧。

Let's see.

讓我們看看

We've spent $850 on furniture. $100 on our home loan payment. $300 on groceries. $111 on utilities. $250 on gasoline. $200 on clothes. $100 on books. $150 on cell phones.

我們在傢俱上花了 850 美元。房屋貸款 100 美元。食品雜貨 300 美元。水電費 111 美元汽油費 250 美元衣服 200 美元。手機 150 美元

And $400 on entertainment last month.

上個月的娛樂開支是 400 美元。

That's $2,361.

一共是 2361 美元。

We put $500 into the savings account.

我們向儲蓄賬戶存入了 500 美元。

That's $286.61.

一共是 286.61 美元。

Our paychecks add up to $3,100.

我們的工資加起來有 3100 美元。

That means we don't have any receipts for $239.

這意味著我們沒有 239 美元的收據。

Right.

對

Let's think about it for a bit.

讓我們想一想。

Where do you think we can save money?

您認為我們可以在哪些方面省錢？

Well, we could eat in more often.

嗯，我們可以多在家裡吃飯。

That $400 for entertainment is mostly going to restaurants.

這 400 美元的娛樂費用主要用於餐館。

Yeah, that's a good idea.

是啊，這是個好主意。

And you like to cook.

你喜歡烹飪

Did you see our last electricity bill?

你看到我們最近的電費賬單了嗎？

No.

不

Was it high?

高嗎？

It was very high.

它非常高。

How much higher is it than usual?

比平時高多少？

It is double the normal amount.

這是正常數量的兩倍。

Wow, that is high.

哇，好高。

Can we afford that?

我們負擔得起嗎？

No.

不

We need to do some changes from now on to lower it.

從現在起，我們需要做一些改變來降低它。

But what can we do?

但我們能做什麼呢？

From now on, we must unplug the unused electronic devices.

從現在起，我們必須拔掉閒置電子設備的插頭。

Next, we must adjust the water temperature to 48 degrees Celsius.

接下來，我們必須將水溫調至 48 攝氏度。

It shouldn't be hotter than that.

不應該比這更熱。

We can do our laundry using cold water.

我們可以用冷水洗衣服。

That will save a bunch of money because we're not wasting hot water.

這將節省一大筆錢，因為我們不會浪費熱水。

Also, we should run full loads.

另外，我們應該滿負荷運行。

Instead of doing multiple small loads, we should do one big load.

與其做多個小負荷，不如做一個大負荷。

Another way to save is to lower the temperature when we're going to sleep at night or when we're not in the house.

另一種節約方法是在晚上睡覺時或不在屋裡時降低溫度。

During the winter months, we can set the temperature to 18 degrees Celsius.

在冬季，我們可以將溫度設置為 18 攝氏度。

During the hot summer days, we can increase the temperature to 24 degrees Celsius.

在炎熱的夏天，我們可以將溫度提高到 24 攝氏度。

So we're not wasting our air conditioning's energy cooling the house too much.

這樣，我們就不會浪費空調的能源，使室內溫度過高。

Exactly.

沒錯。