幫忙做家事
Emily and Mike are siblings. They are having a conversation.
艾蜜莉和麥可是姊弟。他們正在聊天。
sibling(n.)兄、弟、姊、妹
Emily: Hey Mike, Mom looks really tired today.
艾蜜莉：嘿，麥可，你看媽媽今天好像真的很累耶。
look(v.)看起來tired out非常疲倦be tired from因～而感到疲倦
Mike: Yeah, she’s been cleaning and doing laundry all afternoon.
麥可：對啊，她整個下午都在打掃還有洗衣服。
has been V-ing現在完成進行式laundry(n.)待洗(或正在洗滌、洗完)的衣物
Emily: We should help out. I’ll vacuum the living room.
艾蜜莉：我們來幫忙吧。我可以吸客廳的地板。
vacuum(v.)用吸塵器打掃vacuum cleaner吸塵器
Mike: Nice! I’ll water the plants and take out the trash.
麥可：不錯喔！那我來澆花，順便把垃圾拿出去。
water(v.)澆花take out帶走、外帶、接走(人)trash(n.)垃圾
Emily: Oh, and let’s set the table for dinner too.
艾蜜莉：對了，我們也可以幫忙擺餐桌。
set the table擺放餐具
Mike: Good call. We can do the dishes after, if she lets us.
麥可：好主意。如果媽媽願意的話，等等我們還可以洗碗。
If S’ 現在式V., S.助動詞 VR:可能發生的情況
Emily: Look at us — getting things done like superheroes!
艾蜜莉：我們這樣是不是很像超級英雄啊？
get sth. done完成某事
Mike: Super Family Helpers to the rescue!
麥可：家庭小幫手來囉！
to the rescue前來救援、來幫忙
Emily: Mom is going to be so happy.
艾蜜莉：媽媽一定會很開心。
Mike: Maybe she’ll even make cookies as a thank-you.
麥可：說不定她還會做餅乾來謝謝我們喔。
Emily: Haha, we’re not doing it for cookies, you know.
艾蜜莉：哈哈，但我們不是為了餅乾才幫忙啦！
Mike: I know... but cookies wouldn’t hurt!
麥可：我知道啦⋯⋯但有餅乾當然更好啊！
Emily: Come on. Let’s get started.
艾蜜莉：好啦。那我們開始吧！
get started開始做