1、Unit 3 Could you please clean your room? 1. rubbish /rb/ n. 垃圾；废弃物rub+bish; take out the rubbish 倒垃圾2. fold /fld/ v. 折叠；对折Could you please take out the rubbish, fold the clothes and do the dishes?能否请你倒垃圾、折好衣服和洗碗？3. sweep /swip /v.扫；打扫 swept /swept/, swept4. floor n. 地板（指室内）You could help your mother
2、 sweep the floor. 你可以帮助你妈妈扫地。5. mess /mes/n. 杂乱；不整洁She wont be happy if she sees this mess. 如果她看见这乱糟糟的样子她不会高兴的。6. throw /r/ v. 扔；抛；掷 threw /ru/, thrown/rn/I threw down my bag and went to the living room. 我丢下我的包，去了客厅。7. all the time频繁；反复 You watch TV all the time and never help out around the house.
3、你总是看电视，从不帮忙做点家务。8. neither /na(r), ni(r);/adv. 也不(两个）nei+therFor one week, she did not do any housework and neither did I.她一周都没做任何家务，我也没做。9. shirt n. 衬衫Finally, I could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt. 最后，我找不到一个干净的餐具或是一件干净的衬衫。10. as soon as 一就；尽快My mom came over as soon as I sat down in front
4、 of the TV. 我一在电视机前做下，我妈就过来了。11. pass /ps; US ps/v. 给；递；走过；通过Could you please pass me the salt?能否请你把盐递给我？12. borrow /br/v. 借入；向别人借bor+rowCould I borrow that book?我能借那本书吗？13. lend/lend/ v.借出；借给别人lent /lent/, lentCould you lend me some money?你能借我些钱吗？14. finger /fg(r)/n. 手指fin+gerI cut my finger and Im
5、 trying not to get it wet. 我切到了我的手指，我设法不弄湿它。15. hate /het/v. 厌恶；讨厌16. chore /t(r)/n. 杂务；乏味无聊的工作I hate some chores, but I like other chores. 我讨厌一部分杂务；但是我喜欢其他的杂务。17. while /wal/conj. 与同时；当的时候；而；然而I will finish my homework while you help me with the dishes. 我会完成作业而你帮我洗碗。18. snack /snk/n. 点心；小吃；快餐Could
6、I buy some drinks and snacks? 我可以买些饮料和小吃吗？19. stress /stres/n. 精神压力；心理负担Kids these days already have enough stress from school. 现在孩子们已经受够了学业的压力。20. waste /west/n.浪费；垃圾 v.浪费；滥用Housework is a waste of their time. 做家务事是浪费他们的时间。21. in order /d(r)/ to目的是；为了They should spend their time on schoolwork in or
7、der to get good grades and get into a good university. 他们应该把时间花在学业上以取得好成绩上好的大学。22. provide /prvad/v. 提供；供应pro+videIt is the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. 在家里给孩子们提供一个清洁舒适的环境是家长的工作。23. anyway /enwe/adv. 而且；加之any+wayAnyway, I think doing chores i
8、s not so difficult. I do not mind doing them. 而且，我认为做杂务并不难。我并不介意。24. depend /dpend/ v. 依靠；依赖de+pend; depend on 依靠；依赖Children these days depend on their parents too much. 如今，孩子们太依赖他们的父母。25. develop /dvelp/v. 发展；壮大de+ve+lop26. independent /ndpendnt/adj. 独立的；自主的in+de+pen+dentThe earlier kids learn to b
9、e independent, the better it is for their future. 孩子们越早学会独立，对他们的将来越有好处。27. independence /ndpendns/n. 独立in+de+pen+denceDoing chores helps to develop childrens independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. 做杂务帮助培养孩子们的独立性并教会他们如何照顾自己。28. fair /fe(r)/adj. 合理的；公正的29. unfair /nfe(r)/adj. 不公平的
10、；不合理的un+fair30. fairness /ferns/n. 公正性；合理性fair+nessIt also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. 它也帮助他们理解公正的概念。31. since /sns/conj.因为；既然 prep.,conj., adv. 从以后；自以来Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy
11、. 既然他们和他们的父母住在一个屋檐下，他们应该知道每个人都应该参与保持房子的干净与整齐。32. neighbor /ne.b/n. 邻居neigh+bor33. take care of照顾；处理Our neighbors son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. 我们邻居的儿子进了好大学,但是在他的第一年期间，他不知道怎么照顾自己。34. ill /l/adj. 有病；不舒服35. drop /drp/ v. 落下；掉下As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. 结果，他常常生病，成绩也下降了。
