休息日

我真想睡个午觉。
I want to take a nap.
Answer: But you just woke up. (你不是刚刚起来吗?)
I want to take a catnap. *catnap “打盹”、“小睡一下儿”。
I'd like to lie down for a while. (我想躺会儿。)

我去躺一会儿。
I'm going to lie down. *用于稍感疲劳的时候。 =I'm going to take a rest. (我休息一会儿。)

你在装睡啊!
You're pretending to be asleep. =You're just pretending that you're asleep. =You're not really asleep. (你其实没睡吧!) =I know you're still awake.

你睡着了吗?
Were you sleeping? =Were you asleep?

没有，还没睡呢。
No, I was awake.

你能给孩子换块尿布吗?
Will you change the baby's diaper? *diaper“尿布”。

Answer: Again? (又要换呀?)
I just changed it ten minutes ago. (10分钟前我刚换过的。)

想尿尿吗?
Do you need to pee? *主要对小孩子用。

该尿尿了。
It's time to go wee-wee. wee-wee=pee-pee

蒙一儿。
Peekaboo! *孩子们在玩藏猫游戏时常用。

胳肢胳肢。
Kuchi-kuchi-koo. *胳肢婴儿时用。

我们来投球吧。
Let's play catch.
Answer: Great! (好呀!)
Let's play ball.

漏水了。
The water is leaking.

全是灰呀。
It's so dusty. *dusty“到处都是灰尘”、“沾满尘土”。
Answer: I didn't notice. (我倒没注意。)
It needs to be dusted. (得扫扫了。)

这间屋子通风真差。
It's stuffy in this room. *stuffy 房间等地方“通风不好”、“憋闷得慌”。 =The air is thick. (这里真闷。) =I can't breathe in this room.  =The air is dense. (空气混浊。)

这个房间很通风。
It's drafty in this room. *drafty “有穿堂风的”。

你能去喂喂狗吗?
Will you feed the dog? *feed “喂食”。 =Please give the dog some food.

你去遛遛狗吧?
Will you take the dog for a walk?

帮我照看一下弟弟和妹妹啊。
Take care of my brother and sister.
Answer: You bet. (放心吧。)

请(给植物)浇点水。
Please water the plants. *water在这里是动词“浇水，洒水”。

啊!怎么这么乱呀!
What a mess! =Look at the mess! =What a pigsty!

帮帮我吧。
Help me.
Answer: What do you want me to do? (我能帮你做什么呢?)

把你的屋子收拾收拾。
Clean up your room. =Straighten up your room. =Tidy up the room.
Answer: But I'm watching TV now. (可我正在看电视呢。)

帮我打扫打扫卫生。
Help me clean up the house.

洗涤灵用完了。
We're out of dish detergent. *“洗衣粉”是laundry detergent。
Answer: I'll go get more. (那我去买一瓶。)

你能把衣服晾上吗?
Would you put up the clothes to dry?

你能帮我把衣服叠起来吗?
Will you help me fold up the clothes? *fold up“叠整齐”。

把地扫扫。
Please sweep the floor.

把厨房的池子洗干净。
Please scrub the sink. *“洗”一般用动词wash和clean来表示，但是“使劲搓洗”这一动作，用scrub表示最合适。

我得用吸尘器吸吸我房间了。
I have to vacuum my room. *vacuum“用吸尘器打扫”。

掸掸柜子上的土。
Please dust the shelves. *dust“掸土”。 =Please wipe the shelves. (请擦一擦柜子。)

请拖拖地。
Please mop the floor.

你能把那件衬衫熨熨吗?
Will you iron the shirt?

我的裙子得熨了。
I have to iron my skirt. *iron不仅是名词，它还可以用作动词“熨”。

我们去超市买东西吧。
Let's go grocery shopping.

公园里人挤人。
The park was crowded. =The park was filled with people.

今晚能帮我照看一下孩子吗?
Can you baby-sit tonight? *baby-sit“父母不在时帮忙照顾孩子”。