Whose turn is it to do the dishes? 这可真是个令人头疼的问题。

你们是推来推去还是选择“石头剪子布”呢？

其实像Frank和Jane那样，事先分好工就好办了。

轮到谁来洗碗了？Whose turn is it to do the dishes?
○ Can you help me with the dishes? 你能帮我收拾一下碗碟吗?

● do/wash the dishes“洗碗碟等餐具”

■ dish的意思是“盘子，碟子”，dishes的意思是“就餐时用过的所有餐具”。
轮到你洗碗了。It’s your turn to wash the dishes.

○ It’s your turn to clear the table. 轮到你清理餐桌了。
● clear the table“清理餐桌”

吃完饭你洗碗吗？Will you do the dishes after the meal?
○ I don’t feel like washing the dishes today.
我今天不想洗碗。

○ I don’t like doing the dishes.
我不喜欢洗碗。

把你的餐具放到水槽里。Put your dishes in the sink.

○ Carry your own dishes to the kitchen.
把你自己的餐具拿到厨房里去。
我来洗碗，你来擦/烘干。I’ll wash and you dry.

○ I’ll scrape and you load the dishwasher.
我来把碗碟刮干净，你来把它们放入洗碗机里。
★ scrape v. 刮掉，擦掉
★ load v. 装入，装填
★ dishwasher n. 洗碗机

把椅子放回去。Put the chairs back.
○ Fold up the chairs. 把椅子折起来。
○ Put everything away. 把每样东西都放回原位。
● put away“放回原位”

这些污渍怎么洗都洗不掉。These stains just won’t come out.
○ These stains can’t be removed.
这些污渍弄不掉。
★ stain n. 污点，瑕疵
★ remove v. 去除，处理掉

我把每一样餐具都整理得井井有条。I keep every dishware organized.
★ dishware n. 碟，餐具

餐桌布脏了。The tablecloth is dirty.
○ Change the table cloth. 换一下桌布。
○ Lay the cloth. 铺上桌布。
★tablecloth n. 桌布（也可写作table cloth）

你清理炉灶时用点力。
Use a little muscle when you clean the stove.
★muscle n. 肌肉，力气
★stove n. 炉子，（在这里指做饭用的）炉灶

在我看来，洗碗很无聊。
The way I see it, to do the dishes is boring.
● the way I see it“以我之见，在我看来”

■ 不定式 to do the dishes 做主语。
你洗碗时要小心。Be careful when you wash the dishes.
● be careful“小心，细心”