情景會話口袋書人際篇 第108期:做家務(3)

9. I always blame my daughter for not helping with the housework.
我總是責備女兒，因為她不幫我干家務活。
還能這樣說：
My daughter is often blamed for not helping me with the housework.
Because my daughter doesn't help me do the housework, I always balme her.
應用解析：
put the blame at the door of another 把責任推到別人的頭上;
shift the blame on sb. 嫁禍于人
10. We do the housework by turns.
我們輪流做家務。
還能這樣說：
We spell each other at doing the housework.
We took turns at doing housework.
諺語：
One good turn deserves another.
行善積德。
11. I'll clear up the dishes.
我會清理碟子。
還能這樣說：
I will wash up the dinner things.
I will do the washing-up.
應用解析：
see one's way clear 前途無量;
clear oneself of 表白，洗清;
clear expense 抵消開支;
clear the air 掃清疑團，清除誤會
12. Do you help your mother do housework?
你幫你的媽媽做家務嗎?
還能這樣說：
Are you willing to do favors when your mother is busy with housework?
Do you give your mother a hand with the housework?
諺語：
Fortune to one is mother, to another is stepmother.
命運對一種人如親娘，對另一種卻是晚娘。