你的公寓多久做一次打掃工作？現(xiàn)在保姆的行情怎么樣

今天的這段對話，在討論清潔工作，
 
你的公寓多久做一次打掃工作？現(xiàn)在保姆的行情怎么樣
 
來聽今天的講解:
 
A: Adrienne, we're going to talk about cleaning! So, first of all, how often do you clean, like your apartment?
 
埃德里安娜，我們要談?wù)勄鍧嵐ぷ?！首先，你的公寓多久做一次打掃工作?br />  
B: Thoroughly, I would say I clean once a week.
 
徹底打掃大概一周一次。
 
A: So, do you consider yourself a clean person?
 
你認為自己是個愛干凈的人嗎？
 
B: I consider myself an organized person.
 
我認為我是個有條理的人。
 
A: OK. So, in your house what is the one room you hate cleaning?
 
好。那你家里最討厭收拾的房間是哪一間？
 
B: Probably the bathroom, which includes the shower, the sink, toilet. (Yeah) All together.
 
可能是浴室，那里有淋浴器、水槽、馬桶。（對）都在那里。
 
A: Yeah, so, why?
 
好，那為什么呢？
 
B: I just think it's the grossest part of the house. It always seems to accumulate the most dirt and grime (Yeah) pretty disgusting.
 
我只是認為那是房子里最令人惡心的地方。那里總是堆積著最多的灰塵和塵垢（對），特別惡心。
 
A: Yeah, it's hard to get the stuff off the tiles. (Right) You got to scrub and scrub and it's still brown or green or whatever color it is.
 
沒錯，那些東西很難從地磚上清理掉。（是的。）你要不停地擦洗，而地磚還是棕色的，或者是綠色的，反正上面會留有痕跡。
 
B: Exactly. It's just a difficult place to get into to clean, and there's lots of small spaces to get into and.
 
的確是這樣。那是非常難清潔的地方，有許多小的地方要清潔。
 
A: Yeah! In Japan it's weird because they have these little portable bathrooms, you know, they're all plastic so,
 
對！在日本這很奇怪，因為他們有這種便攜式浴室，你知道的，全是用塑料做的。
 
B: It's easy. You just take the sprayer and spray the whole room.
 
很容易清洗。你只要用噴霧劑噴灑整間房間就可以了。
 
A: Yeah! I'm convinced that they drop those bathrooms in a, with a helicopter. They just drop them right in there. You got everything, you know.
 
對！我確信它們可以把這個帶上直升飛機。他們只要把它們放在那里。非常方便，你知道的。
 
B: Easy! Convenient! Efficient!
 
很簡便！方便！有效！
 
A: What about laundry?
 
洗衣服呢？
 
B: I don't like really doing any type of manual labor, but I don't mind doing laundry from time to time.
 
我不喜歡任何形式的體力勞動，不過我不介意偶爾做洗衣工作。
 
A: Yeah, I like laundry actually. I like the smell of the clothes when you finish.
 
嗯，實際上我也喜歡洗衣服。我喜歡衣服洗完后的香味。
 
B: Yeah, that's a good part of it, but I don't like to actually to do the work, washing!
 
對，那是好的一方面，不過實際上我并不喜歡洗衣的工作！
 
A: Yeah, actually, I like to clean. That's why I have this question. (Mm) I'm a clean freak. Like, I like washing dishes. I like doing laundry. Yeah!
 
嗯，實際上，我喜歡清潔工作。這就是我問這個問題的原因。（嗯）我有潔癖。比如，我喜歡洗碗。我喜歡洗衣服。就是這樣！
 
B: Yeah, that's not fun for me. (No!) I'd rather sleep given the choice.
 
嗯，那并不是我的樂趣。（不?。┤绻梢赃x擇我寧愿睡覺。
 
A: Like you can pay me and I'll clean your apartment.
 
也許你可以付錢給我，我會負責打掃你的公寓的。
 
B: Oh, sounds good. Perfect!
 
哦，聽起來不錯。很完美！
 
A: How much? How much would you pay me?
 
多少錢？你會付我多少錢？
 
B: Um, see, going rate for a maid these day, Todd?
 
嗯，托德，你看按現(xiàn)在保姆的行情怎么樣？
 
A: Maid! That's a sexist comment!
 
保姆！這是個有性別歧視的評論！
 
B: It is a sexist comment! But it is, the going rate for a maid,
 
這是個有性別歧視的評論！但是我只是說，按現(xiàn)在保姆的行情……
 
A: Male cleaning attendant!
 
男性清潔助理！
 
B: I don't think that's what they're called. They'd still call them a maid service. Um, I don't know.I think it's about 15 dollars an hour.
 
我想這并不是他們的稱呼吧。他們還是會稱為保姆服務(wù)。嗯，我也不知道。我想大概是15美元一小時。
 
A: Ooh! You'd pay me 15 dollars an hour?
 
哦！你一個小時要付我15美元？
 
B: No, that's the going rate. That's not what I'll pay you.
 
不，那只是現(xiàn)在的行情。并不是我要付你的錢。
 
A: I thought I was going to make some money!
 
我想我要掙錢了！
 
B: Well, I thought I was going to get a discount.
 
嗯，我想要個折扣。
 
A: This web site's expensive.
 
這個網(wǎng)站好貴。
 
B: Oh, right, right, right!
 
嗯，對，沒錯，沒錯！
 
A: So I need the money.
 
所以我需要那筆錢。
 
B: Oh! OK, 15 it is!
 
哦！好的，15美元！
 
A: OK, but how dirty is your place?
 
好，不過你的房子有多贓？
 
B: Pretty, pretty dirty!
 
非常非常贓！
 
A: Ah, well, I'll take a look at it.
 
啊，嗯，我需要看一下。
 
B: You'll me working for the money, for sure!
 
你肯定會為錢工作的！