P: Peter C: Carol
Peter and Carol are shopping for cleaning supplies before the Lunar New Year.
P: I’ve got cleaning agents, a new scrub brush, and some rubber gloves.
C: Great. We’ll need those for the kitchen and bathrooms.
P: Should we buy some cleaning cloths to wipe the windows and polish the furniture?
C: No, don’t bother. We’ve got enough scrap cloth to make rags.
P: All right. What else do we need for a thorough cleaning? We already have brooms, mops, and buckets at the house.
C: Actually, I was thinking of buying a new vacuum cleaner. What do you think?
P: Are you sure? That would be quite an expensive purchase.
C: I know. But think about all the dust in the carpets upstairs.
彼得和卡萝在农历新年前购买清洁用具。
彼 得： 我已经拿了清洁剂、一把新的硬毛刷和一些橡胶手套。
卡 萝： 很好。我们会需要那些来打扫厨房及浴室。
彼 得： 我们需要买一些清洁布来擦窗户跟家具吗？
卡 萝： 不用。我们有足够的旧布来当作抹布。
彼 得： 好的。我们还需要什么来进行彻底的大扫除？我们家里已经有扫把、拖把和水桶了。
卡 萝： 其实，我在考虑买一台新的吸尘器。你觉得呢？
彼 得： 妳确定吗？那会是一笔相当昂贵的花费。
卡 萝： 我知道。但想想楼上地毯满是灰尘。
生活必备字词：
supplies n. 用品（恒用复数）
furniture n. 家具（集合名词，不可数）
dust n. 灰尘（不可数）
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