《破产姐妹》口语养成之“清理污渍”

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        【原句】I'll wipe it down. Mine's a mess too.(S02E14)
        【翻译】我来帮你擦干净，我的也脏了。
        【场景】Max教Han在蛋糕上挤奶油，不料挤奶油的工具坏了，使她的围裙沾上奶油。Caroline走过来看到弄脏的围裙，准备让Max换下围裙。
        【讲解】
        1）wipe down:VERB 彻底擦净，完全擦干(表面)。If you wipe down something, you wash or dry its surface completely.
        2）mess:N-SING 脏乱；凌乱；不整洁。If you say that something is a mess or in a mess, you think that it is in an untidy state.
        【例句】
        Wipe the walls down with a soapy [ˈsoʊpi] cloth [klɔθ].(区别cloth,clothes,clothing)
        用带肥皂的布把墙壁彻底擦一下。
        There's a lot of mess to clear up.
        有许多脏东西要清理。