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1.floors 地板
2.carpets 地毯
3.vacuumed 用吸尘器打扫
4.waxed 上蜡
5.furniture 家具
6.polished 抛光
7.bathtub 浴盆
8.laundry 洗衣房
9.ironed 熨
10.groceries 食品杂货
11.pile 堆
12.counters 桌台
13.wiped 擦
14.stove 炉
15.refrigerator 冰箱
16.cupboard 碗橱
17.dust 擦灰
18.sweep 打扫
19.sheets 床单
20.household chores 家务活
原文
Housework
There is always housework to do when you live in a house.
You have to wash the window so that you can see outside.
The floors and carpets need to be vacuumed.
The floors also need to be washed，and some of them need to be waxed
The furniture has to be polished.
The bathroom has to be kept clean.
After you have a bath，you need to clean the bathtub.
Laundry needs to be done regularly，or you will run out of clothes to wear.
The clothes go into the washing machine,and then they have to be dried in the dryer.
Sometimes, we hang the clothes out on the line to be dried.
Some of the clothes need to be ironed.
You have to buy groceries and put them away .
Meals need to be made.
You can't let dishes pile up in the kitchen.
The dishes have to be washed and the counter need to be wiped.
The stove needs to be cleaned，and sometimes the refrigerator and cupboard need to be cleaned out.
You can dust the furniture and sweep up the dirt.
You can make the beds.
The beds have be changed too.
They need to have clean sheets put on them.
There are just so many things to do.
Household chores take up a lot of time.