WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? 需要什么?
Jenny,Rachel和Mary三個人正在Rachel的房間里決定做什么。
Jenny Now, what nedds to be done?
Rachel Well, I’d like blue striped wallpaper on these three walls. Then I’d lke that wall to be painted black.
Mary Oh, no, Rachel, not black!
RACHEL Yes. I like black, and you said that I could do the room any way I wanted.
Mary Yes, I know, but
Jenny Can I make a suggestion?
Mary Of course.
Jenny Why don’t we decorate the room in an oriental style?
Rachel You mean japanese or Chinese?
Jenny Yes. Then we can have lots of black and red.
Rachel What sort of things could I hace?
Jenny Well, you could have lampshades made of paper. That rug could be dyed red . This wardrobe could be painted black and red.
Rachel That sounds great!
Jenny We could have chinese letters painted on the walls.
Rache! Wonderful!
Mary I don’t know. Are you sure it will look all right, jenny?
Jenny Trust me, it will look great!
Rachel Right, let’s get started.
Mary What needs to be done first, Jenny?
Rachel Does all the woodwork need to be stripped off. Then we can paint the woodwork.
Mary Right, here’s a scraper for everone, And here is a bucket of water and sponge.
Jenny OK, let’s go.
*blue striped wallpaper 藍色的墻紙 *suggestion n.建議;提議 *oriental style 東方的格調
*lampshade n. 燈罩 *rug n. 小地毯;毛皮地毯 *dye v. 染色
*wardrobe n. 衣櫥 *woodwork n.木制品 scraper n. 刮刀;刮制品
a bucket of water 一桶水 *sponge海綿
Tools 工具
COOMMON TOOLS 一般工具
hammer 鐵錘,榔頭 nail 釘子 screwdriver 螺絲刀 screw 螺絲 drill 電鉆;鉆頭
saw 鋸子;鋸條 sandpaper 砂紙 spint level (英)(氣泡)水準儀 level (美)(氣泡)水準儀
pencil 鉛筆 measuring tape 卷尺 ruler 尺 mallet 大頭錘 chisel 鑿子 pliers 鉗子
file 銼刀 scissors 剪刀 spanner 螺絲扳手 wrench 扳手;扳頭 plane 11刨子 glue 膠;膠水
DIY VERBS 與DIY有關的動詞
measure 測量 cut 切;割;剪 saw 鋸;鋸開 loosen 松開;松弛 tighten 繃緊;擰緊
stick 粘住;釘住 glue 膠合;粘牢 attach 裝上;貼上 hammer in 打入;錘入 take out 扣除;除去
sand 用沙(或砂紙等)擦;磨光 drill 鉆(孔)
DECORATION TOOLS 裝修工具
paint brush 油漆刷 roller 滾筒;滾軸 scraper 刮刀;刮泥板 step ladder梯子
pasting table 粘貼板 paste 漿糊 wallpaper 壁紙 paint 油漆
GARDEN TOOLS 花園中的工具
lawnmower 割草機 spade 鏟;鍬 shovel 鏟子;鐵鍬 rake 耙;鋤頭 hoe 鋤;鋤頭
fork 叉;耙 trowel 修平刀;(移植用的)小鏟子 brush 刷子 hedge trimmer 電動修枝剪
chain saw 鏈鋸 shears 大剪刀 secateurs修枝剪
GARDENING VERBS 與園藝有關的動詞
mow (用鐮刀等) 刈 dig 挖 cut 剪 prune 剪去 trim 修剪;修整
plant 栽種;播種 water 給……澆水 pick 采;摘 weed 除掉(雜草)