Section 3: At Home in the Evening

Unit 26: Clearing the Table

收拾餐桌

Clearing the Table

offering to clear the table
After everyone was done, Paul and Kate offered to clear the table.
stacking up dirty dishes
They stacked up the dirty dishes,...
carrying dishes to the kitchen
...and carried them to the kitchen.
taking serving dishes off the table
They took the serving dishes off the table...
putting leftovers into containers
...and put the leftovers into containers,...
putting containers into the refrigerator
...which they put into the refrigerator.
scraping scraps into the garbage
They scraped the scraps from the plates into the garbage.
wiping the table off
Then they wiped the table off...
throwing scraps and crumbs into the garbage
...and threw the scraps and crumbs from the table into the garbage.

For Special Attention

offer = to say you'll do something even though no one asked you to — 即使没人要求你,你也主动说要去做。
leftovers = amounts of food to keep after a dinner — 晚餐后留下来保存的食物。
crumbs / scraps = crumbs (small pieces of bread) and scraps are pieces of food to throw away after a dinner — crumbs(面包屑)和 scraps 是晚餐后要扔掉的食物碎块。
stack up = to put things on top of one another — 把东西一个叠一个地放。
be done eating = to have finished your meal — 你的饭吃完了。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
carry/ˈkɛri/搬运;端
clear/klɪr/清理;收拾
offer/ˈɔfɚ/主动提出;提议
put [put] into/pʊt [pʊt] ˈɪntu/放入
scrape/skreɪp/刮(残渣)
stack up/stæk əp/摞起来;堆叠
take [took] off/teɪk [tʊk] ɔf/拿走;取下
throw [threw]/θroʊ [θru]/扔;投
wipe off/waɪp ɔf/擦干净

Nouns

单词音标中文
container/kənˈteɪnɚ/容器;盒子
crumb/krʌm/面包屑;碎屑
dish/dɪʃ/盘子;餐具
garbage/ˈgɑrbɪʤ/垃圾
kitchen/ˈkɪʧən/厨房
leftovers/ˈlɛfˌtoʊvɚz/剩菜;剩饭
plate/pleɪt/盘子
refrigerator/rɪˈfrɪʤɚˌeɪtɚ/冰箱
scrap/skræp/残渣;碎块
serving dish/ˈsɜrvɪŋ dɪʃ/上菜用的大盘子
table/ˈteɪbəl/桌子

Adjectives

单词音标中文
dirty/ˈdɜrti/脏的
done/dʌn/完成的;吃完的