Tense Note
Some of the verbs in "Managing a Household" and the following sections are in the simple present tense, others are in the simple past tense, and still others are in the future tense. Notice the "tense" label on top of each chapter number:
Future verbs often include "will" ('ll) or "BE going to."
For Special Attention
a load of laundry = a load of laundry is the amount you do at one time. — 一筒洗衣量就是一次洗的衣服量。
laundry = laundry is a bunch of clothes to be (or being) washed. — laundry 就是要洗(或正在洗)的一堆衣服。
sort = to sort something is to divide it into different groups. — sort 就是把东西分成不同的组别。
tumble = a dryer tumbles clothes by turning them over and over many times. — 烘干机通过反复翻动衣服来烘干。