Do it herself 自己动手做

My sister has the courage—but not always the skills—to tackle any home-repair project. For example, in her garage are pieces of a lawn mower she once tried to fix. So I wasn't surprised the day I found her attacking her vacuum cleaner with a screwdriver. “I can't get this thing to cooperate,” she explained. “Why don't you drag it out to the garage and show it to the lawn mower?” I suggested.

我的妹妹有胆量却不总是有技能来搞家里的修理。比方说，她车库里的一大堆零件就是她曾经想修的一台剪草机。因此，当我看见她拿着螺丝刀正在劲头十足地摆弄吸尘器的时候倒也不觉得意外。她解释道：“我无法让它就范。”我建议说：“为什么不把它拖到车库去和剪草机做伴呢?”