Messes & Chores
杂乱和家务
photo By Rampant Gian
mess 混乱,烂摊子
messy 混乱的
clean 干净的
cleanliness 清洁
organized 整洁的,做事有条理的
to clean 打扫
to organize 收拾,整理,组织

You should organize your closet. It's a mess!
你需要【整理】一下你的衣柜。太乱了!

My new year's resolution is to get organized.
我的新年目标是变得做事有条理。

Your room is not very clean. Can you clean it today?
你的房间不是很干净。你今天可以打扫一下吗?

Clean up your mess.
清理你的烂摊子。

You should straighten up your room.
你需要【整理】一下你的屋子。

Let me tidy up a bit.
让我稍微【收拾】一下。

Put your toys back up please.
把你的玩具收起来。

Did you pick up your toys?
你把你的玩具捡起来了吗?

dirt 灰尘,泥土
dirty 脏的
filth
污秽
filthy 肮脏的
grime 污点,尘垢
muck 淤泥
sticky
粘的
to scrub (用力)擦洗
to wipe

He scrubbed the bathtub. It was filthy.
他使劲擦洗了浴缸。浴缸太脏了。

The counters are sticky. We need to wipe them.
台子黏黏的。我们需要擦一下。

Wipe off the counters.
擦台子

spot 斑点,地点
streak 条纹,线条
mark 标志,痕迹
smudge 污点,污迹
smear 弄脏,污点
spotless 干净的,无瑕疵的
immaculate 完美的,洁净的

You have a spot of mustard on your tie.
你的领带上有芥末渍。

There was a streak of mud running down his shirt.
他的衬衫上有一条泥印。

Your coffee cup left a mark on the table.
你的咖啡杯在桌子上留下了印子。

housekeeping  
housework  
chores 杂务,家务
household chores 家务
spring-cleaning  

Did you do your chores?
你做你的家务了吗?

vacumming
housewife 家庭主妇
household 家庭
servant 佣人

Take out the trash.
把垃圾倒了。

Wipe the kitchen counter.
擦一下厨房台子。

Clean the toilet.
刷马桶。

Wash the windows.
洗窗户。

Sweep the floor.
扫地。

Vacuum your bedroom!
吸一下你卧室的地!

Mop the floor.
擦地。

to spill 溢出,流出

My mother mopped up the spilled milk.
我妈擦干了洒出来的牛奶。

photo by Bergius
cleaning products 清洁用品
cleaner 清洁剂
baking soda 小苏打
vinegar
dust 灰尘
dusty 落满灰尘的
to dust 拂去灰尘

The furniture is dusty. Can you dust it?
家具上落满了灰尘。你能清理一下吗?

wax
to polish 擦亮,变光滑

The floor was so well polished that the lady slipped.
地板被擦得很亮,那位女士滑倒了。

The silverware is tarnished. It needs to be polished.
银器都生锈了,需要擦一下。

to recycle 再回收
recyclable 可回收的

Throw that away. You can't recycle it.
扔了吧,这个不能二次回收。

You should get rid of your old worn-out clothes.
你应该扔掉你的旧衣服。

She gave away her old books.
她把她以前的书送人了。

My sweater is a hand-me-down.
我的毛衣是别人穿剩的。