A: Do you want to hoover or mop?
B: You get ready with the vacuum cleaner, I’m going to dust the shelves, window sills and all the surfaces first. When you’ve vacuumed, I’ll mop the floor.
A: Grand. Fill the bucket with warm water. I think grandmama keeps the floor cleaning liquid in the cupboard under the stairs. Give it a quick mop and we’re done.
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B: We’re just about finished, but what are you going to do now? Your grandmother obviously cannot cope living here by herself. She’s allowed her apartment get in a real state.
A: I’ll talk to the rest of the family. We’ll have to think about paying for a cleaner to come around every week.
B: Good, because I’m not helping you next time. It was exhausting.
A: 你要用吸塵器還是拖把？
B: 你把吸塵器準備好，我先把架子、窗臺，和所有東西表面上的的灰塵擦掉。你用吸塵器吸過以後，我再來拖地。
A: 讚。把水桶用溫水裝滿。奶奶好像是把地板清潔劑放在樓梯下面的櫃子裡。把地板快速地拖一下，就大功告成了。
B: 我們快做完了。那你以後要怎麼辦？很明顯你奶奶沒辦法自己一個人住在這裡。她讓自己的公寓變得一團糟。
A: 我會跟其他家人討論。我們得考慮請清潔工每個禮拜來打掃。
B: 很好。因為我下次不會幫你了。這累得要命。
(Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯)
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