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Question 1

我妈妈要来拜访，这意味着我们这个周末需要做一些春季清洁。

如果你去拿扫帚，我就去拿鸡毛掸子。

Answer 1

My mother is coming for a visit, which means we need to do some spring cleaning this weekend.

I’ll get the duster, if you’ll get the broom.

Question 2

我是认真的。你知道我母亲有多吹毛求疵，我希望我们的房子能整洁干净。

Answer 2

I’m serious. You know how nit-picky my mother is and I want our house to be neat and tidy.

Question 3

好吧，好吧，我理解。你不想让她知道我们住在一个猪圈里。

我不是说我们住在猪圈里，

Answer 3

Fine, fine, I understand. You don’t want her to know we live in a pigsty.

I’m not saying we live in a pigsty,

Question 4

但房子有点乱，有灰尘。整理一下也无妨，就这样。

Answer 4

but the house is a little messy and dusty. It wouldn’t hurt to straighten up a little bit, that’s all.

Question 5

我愿意参与其中，但我不会花整个周末的时间为把这个房子打扫的一尘不染而做苦工。如果你不是一个整洁的人，你妈妈也不会少爱你一点的。

Answer 5

I’m willing to pitch in, but I’m not going to spend the entire weekend slaving away to get this house spotless. Your mother won’t love you any less if you’re not a neat freak.

Question 6

你不太了解我母亲。

我已经很了解她了。我不想扫了她的兴。如果她不能抱怨我们的房子太脏，她会抱怨什么呢？

Answer 6

You don’t know my mother very well.

Debra: I know her well enough. I don’t want to spoil her fun. If she can’t complain about our dirty house, what will she complain about?