Section 1: Starting the Day

Unit 6: Making a Bed

整理床铺

I Put a Bottom Sheet on the Mattress

I put a bottom sheet on the mattress.
slipping a fitted sheet over the mattress
If I have a fitted sheet, I slip it over the mattress.
tucking a flat sheet under the mattress
If I have a flat sheet, I tuck it under the mattress.
tucking the top sheet under the mattress at the foot of the bed
Then I tuck the top sheet under the mattress at the foot of the bed.

I Pull the Top Sheet Tight...

I pull the top sheet tight, spread a blanket over the bed, and smooth it out.
pulling the top sheet tight
I pull the top sheet tight,
spreading a blanket over the bed
...spread a blanket over the bed,
smoothing it out
...and smooth it out.
spreading a bedspread over the bed
I spread a bedspread over the bed.
fluffing up the pillows
I fluff up the pillows...
laying the pillows at the head of the bed
...and lay them at the head of the bed.
pulling the bedspread over the pillows
I pull the bedspread over the pillows...
smoothing out the bedspread
...and smooth it out.

For Special Attention

pull tight = pull something tight is to pull it until it is tight — 把某物拉紧,就是一直拉直到它绷紧。
head of the bed / foot of the bed = when you lie on a bed, you put your head near the head of the bed and your feet near the foot of the bed — 躺在床上时,头靠近床头(head of the bed),脚靠近床尾(foot of the bed)。
pillow case = a pillow goes inside a pillowcase — 枕头放在枕套里面。
fitted sheet = the corners of a fitted sheet are made to fit over the corners of a mattress. Fitted sheets are used only as bottom sheets, not as top sheets. — 松紧床单的四角按床垫四角缝制,只能当底单用,不能当顶单。
smooth out = you smooth out a sheet by removing wrinkles — 抚平床单就是把褶皱弄平。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
pull/pʊl/拉;拽
put/pʊt/放;放置
tuck/tək/把(被单等)塞紧
make a bed/meɪk ə bɛd/整理床铺
spread/sprɛd/铺开;展开
lay/leɪ/平放;摆放
smooth out/smuð aʊt/抚平;弄平
have/hæv/
slip/slɪp/悄悄套上;滑动
fluff up/fləf əp/拍松(枕头等)

Nouns

单词音标中文
bed/bɛd/
bedspread/ˈbɛdˌsprɛd/床罩
blanket/ˈblæŋkɪt/毯子
bottom/ˈbɑtəm/底部;下面(床单)
foot/fʊt/床尾
head/hɛd/床头
mattress/ˈmætrəs/床垫
pillow/ˈpɪloʊ/枕头
sheet/ʃit/床单
top/tɔp/顶部;上面(床单)

Adjectives

单词音标中文
fitted/ˈfɪtɪd/(床单)松紧合身的;床罩式的
flat/flæt/平的;平单的
tight/taɪt/拉紧的;绷紧的