今天的这段对话，在讨论清洁工作，
你的公寓多久做一次打扫工作？现在保姆的行情怎么样
来听今天的讲解:
A: Adrienne, we're going to talk about cleaning! So, first of all, how often do you clean, like your apartment?
埃德里安娜，我们要谈谈清洁工作！首先，你的公寓多久做一次打扫工作？
B: Thoroughly, I would say I clean once a week.
彻底打扫大概一周一次。
A: So, do you consider yourself a clean person?
你认为自己是个爱干净的人吗？
B: I consider myself an organized person.
我认为我是个有条理的人。
A: OK. So, in your house what is the one room you hate cleaning?
好。那你家里最讨厌收拾的房间是哪一间？
B: Probably the bathroom, which includes the shower, the sink, toilet. (Yeah) All together.
可能是浴室，那里有淋浴器、水槽、马桶。（对）都在那里。
A: Yeah, so, why?
好，那为什么呢？
B: I just think it's the grossest part of the house. It always seems to accumulate the most dirt and grime (Yeah) pretty disgusting.
我只是认为那是房子里最令人恶心的地方。那里总是堆积着最多的灰尘和尘垢（对），特别恶心。
A: Yeah, it's hard to get the stuff off the tiles. (Right) You got to scrub and scrub and it's still brown or green or whatever color it is.
没错，那些东西很难从地砖上清理掉。（是的。）你要不停地擦洗，而地砖还是棕色的，或者是绿色的，反正上面会留有痕迹。
B: Exactly. It's just a difficult place to get into to clean, and there's lots of small spaces to get into and.
的确是这样。那是非常难清洁的地方，有许多小的地方要清洁。
A: Yeah! In Japan it's weird because they have these little portable bathrooms, you know, they're all plastic so,
对！在日本这很奇怪，因为他们有这种便携式浴室，你知道的，全是用塑料做的。
B: It's easy. You just take the sprayer and spray the whole room.
很容易清洗。你只要用喷雾剂喷洒整间房间就可以了。
A: Yeah! I'm convinced that they drop those bathrooms in a, with a helicopter. They just drop them right in there. You got everything, you know.
对！我确信它们可以把这个带上直升飞机。他们只要把它们放在那里。非常方便，你知道的。
B: Easy! Convenient! Efficient!
很简便！方便！有效！
A: What about laundry?
洗衣服呢？
B: I don't like really doing any type of manual labor, but I don't mind doing laundry from time to time.
我不喜欢任何形式的体力劳动，不过我不介意偶尔做洗衣工作。
A: Yeah, I like laundry actually. I like the smell of the clothes when you finish.
嗯，实际上我也喜欢洗衣服。我喜欢衣服洗完后的香味。
B: Yeah, that's a good part of it, but I don't like to actually to do the work, washing!
对，那是好的一方面，不过实际上我并不喜欢洗衣的工作！
A: Yeah, actually, I like to clean. That's why I have this question. (Mm) I'm a clean freak. Like, I like washing dishes. I like doing laundry. Yeah!
嗯，实际上，我喜欢清洁工作。这就是我问这个问题的原因。（嗯）我有洁癖。比如，我喜欢洗碗。我喜欢洗衣服。就是这样！
B: Yeah, that's not fun for me. (No!) I'd rather sleep given the choice.
嗯，那并不是我的乐趣。（不！）如果可以选择我宁愿睡觉。
A: Like you can pay me and I'll clean your apartment.
也许你可以付钱给我，我会负责打扫你的公寓的。
B: Oh, sounds good. Perfect!
哦，听起来不错。很完美！
A: How much? How much would you pay me?
多少钱？你会付我多少钱？
B: Um, see, going rate for a maid these day, Todd?
嗯，托德，你看按现在保姆的行情怎么样？
A: Maid! That's a sexist comment!
保姆！这是个有性别歧视的评论！
B: It is a sexist comment! But it is, the going rate for a maid,
这是个有性别歧视的评论！但是我只是说，按现在保姆的行情……
A: Male cleaning attendant!
男性清洁助理！
B: I don't think that's what they're called. They'd still call them a maid service. Um, I don't know.I think it's about 15 dollars an hour.
我想这并不是他们的称呼吧。他们还是会称为保姆服务。嗯，我也不知道。我想大概是15美元一小时。
A: Ooh! You'd pay me 15 dollars an hour?
哦！你一个小时要付我15美元？
B: No, that's the going rate. That's not what I'll pay you.
不，那只是现在的行情。并不是我要付你的钱。
A: I thought I was going to make some money!
我想我要挣钱了！
B: Well, I thought I was going to get a discount.
嗯，我想要个折扣。
A: This web site's expensive.
这个网站好贵。
B: Oh, right, right, right!
嗯，对，没错，没错！
A: So I need the money.
所以我需要那笔钱。
B: Oh! OK, 15 it is!
哦！好的，15美元！
A: OK, but how dirty is your place?
好，不过你的房子有多赃？
B: Pretty, pretty dirty!
非常非常赃！
A: Ah, well, I'll take a look at it.
啊，嗯，我需要看一下。
B: You'll me working for the money, for sure!
你肯定会为钱工作的！
你的公寓多久做一次打扫工作？现在保姆的行情怎么样
来听今天的讲解:
A: Adrienne, we're going to talk about cleaning! So, first of all, how often do you clean, like your apartment?
埃德里安娜，我们要谈谈清洁工作！首先，你的公寓多久做一次打扫工作？
B: Thoroughly, I would say I clean once a week.
彻底打扫大概一周一次。
A: So, do you consider yourself a clean person?
你认为自己是个爱干净的人吗？
B: I consider myself an organized person.
我认为我是个有条理的人。
A: OK. So, in your house what is the one room you hate cleaning?
好。那你家里最讨厌收拾的房间是哪一间？
B: Probably the bathroom, which includes the shower, the sink, toilet. (Yeah) All together.
可能是浴室，那里有淋浴器、水槽、马桶。（对）都在那里。
A: Yeah, so, why?
好，那为什么呢？
B: I just think it's the grossest part of the house. It always seems to accumulate the most dirt and grime (Yeah) pretty disgusting.
我只是认为那是房子里最令人恶心的地方。那里总是堆积着最多的灰尘和尘垢（对），特别恶心。
A: Yeah, it's hard to get the stuff off the tiles. (Right) You got to scrub and scrub and it's still brown or green or whatever color it is.
没错，那些东西很难从地砖上清理掉。（是的。）你要不停地擦洗，而地砖还是棕色的，或者是绿色的，反正上面会留有痕迹。
B: Exactly. It's just a difficult place to get into to clean, and there's lots of small spaces to get into and.
的确是这样。那是非常难清洁的地方，有许多小的地方要清洁。
A: Yeah! In Japan it's weird because they have these little portable bathrooms, you know, they're all plastic so,
对！在日本这很奇怪，因为他们有这种便携式浴室，你知道的，全是用塑料做的。
B: It's easy. You just take the sprayer and spray the whole room.
很容易清洗。你只要用喷雾剂喷洒整间房间就可以了。
A: Yeah! I'm convinced that they drop those bathrooms in a, with a helicopter. They just drop them right in there. You got everything, you know.
对！我确信它们可以把这个带上直升飞机。他们只要把它们放在那里。非常方便，你知道的。
B: Easy! Convenient! Efficient!
很简便！方便！有效！
A: What about laundry?
洗衣服呢？
B: I don't like really doing any type of manual labor, but I don't mind doing laundry from time to time.
我不喜欢任何形式的体力劳动，不过我不介意偶尔做洗衣工作。
A: Yeah, I like laundry actually. I like the smell of the clothes when you finish.
嗯，实际上我也喜欢洗衣服。我喜欢衣服洗完后的香味。
B: Yeah, that's a good part of it, but I don't like to actually to do the work, washing!
对，那是好的一方面，不过实际上我并不喜欢洗衣的工作！
A: Yeah, actually, I like to clean. That's why I have this question. (Mm) I'm a clean freak. Like, I like washing dishes. I like doing laundry. Yeah!
嗯，实际上，我喜欢清洁工作。这就是我问这个问题的原因。（嗯）我有洁癖。比如，我喜欢洗碗。我喜欢洗衣服。就是这样！
B: Yeah, that's not fun for me. (No!) I'd rather sleep given the choice.
嗯，那并不是我的乐趣。（不！）如果可以选择我宁愿睡觉。
A: Like you can pay me and I'll clean your apartment.
也许你可以付钱给我，我会负责打扫你的公寓的。
B: Oh, sounds good. Perfect!
哦，听起来不错。很完美！
A: How much? How much would you pay me?
多少钱？你会付我多少钱？
B: Um, see, going rate for a maid these day, Todd?
嗯，托德，你看按现在保姆的行情怎么样？
A: Maid! That's a sexist comment!
保姆！这是个有性别歧视的评论！
B: It is a sexist comment! But it is, the going rate for a maid,
这是个有性别歧视的评论！但是我只是说，按现在保姆的行情……
A: Male cleaning attendant!
男性清洁助理！
B: I don't think that's what they're called. They'd still call them a maid service. Um, I don't know.I think it's about 15 dollars an hour.
我想这并不是他们的称呼吧。他们还是会称为保姆服务。嗯，我也不知道。我想大概是15美元一小时。
A: Ooh! You'd pay me 15 dollars an hour?
哦！你一个小时要付我15美元？
B: No, that's the going rate. That's not what I'll pay you.
不，那只是现在的行情。并不是我要付你的钱。
A: I thought I was going to make some money!
我想我要挣钱了！
B: Well, I thought I was going to get a discount.
嗯，我想要个折扣。
A: This web site's expensive.
这个网站好贵。
B: Oh, right, right, right!
嗯，对，没错，没错！
A: So I need the money.
所以我需要那笔钱。
B: Oh! OK, 15 it is!
哦！好的，15美元！
A: OK, but how dirty is your place?
好，不过你的房子有多赃？
B: Pretty, pretty dirty!
非常非常赃！
A: Ah, well, I'll take a look at it.
啊，嗯，我需要看一下。
B: You'll me working for the money, for sure!
你肯定会为钱工作的！
