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Laundryman: What can I do for you?
Benjamin: I've got a suit, a woolen sweater and a white shirt to wash.
Laundryman: OK, let me see. This white shirt can be washed in water with hands, but this suit and the woolen sweater should be dry-cleaned.
Benjamin: That's OK. But that must be costly.
Laundryman: Yes, the cost for dry-cleaning is three times of that for ordinary laundering. But for suits and sweaters, you can only take them to the dry cleaners'.
Benjamin: Oh, my wife just threw them into the washer.
Laundryman: Did it ever shrink or fade? Generally speaking, the dark-colored clothes always fade away gradually.
Benjamin: I see. The woolen sweater shrunk in the wash.
Laundryman: Never mind. You can leave them to me.
Benjamin: Oh, thanks. You know, I know little about this, so please tell me something that I should pay more attention to when I do washing.
Laundryman: It's very simple. Divide the clothes by the colors, and wash them in cold water. If you've got some special stains on them like sugar, coffee or something else please let the dry cleaner know.
Benjamin: I'll keep that in mind. And how much is it altogether?
Laundryman: That will be 80 Yuan altogether. Here is your invoice.
Benjamin: It's a bit too expensive.
Laundryman: It's worth every cent.
Benjamin: That's fine. Now, when shall I pick them up?
Laundryman: Usually it takes three days to have laundry done. Please pick them up on Friday.
Benjamin: OK, thanks.
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洗衣工：能為你做點什麼?
班傑明：我有一套西服、一件羊毛衫和一件白色襯衣要洗。
洗衣工：好的，我看看。白色襯衣可以用水受洗，但這西服和羊毛衫得乾洗。
班傑明：好的，但是那肯定很貴。
洗衣工：是的，乾洗的價錢是普通洗衣的三倍，但是西服和羊毛衫你只能幹洗。
班傑明：噢，我妻子就只是把它們放洗衣機裡洗。
洗衣工：那縮水或退色了嗎?一般來說，深色衣服是會慢慢退色的。
班傑明：哦。羊毛衫洗後縮水了。
洗衣工：不用擔心。交給我就行了。
班傑明：哦，謝謝。你看，我對此了解很少，請告訴我一些洗衣服時需要注意的事項吧。
洗衣工：很簡單。把衣服按顏色分類，在冷水中洗。如果上面有特殊的汙漬，像咖啡或是其他什麼，乾洗時要說明。
班傑明：我會記住的。一共多少錢呢?
洗衣工：一共80元。這是發票。
班傑明：有點太貴了。
洗衣工：很值得了。
班傑明：好吧，我什麼時候來取呢?
洗衣工：一般洗衣需要三天，請星期五來取吧。
班傑明：好的，謝謝了。
Recitation 經典背誦
Benjamin: My wife is not at home. So I have to do my laundry in a Laundromat. Only that white shirt needs to be washed in water with hands; the suit and the woolen sweater should be dry-cleaned. The cost for dry-cleaning is three times of that for ordinary laundering. Oh, that must be costly.
生詞小結
shrink vi. 縮水
fade vi. 退色
stain n. 汙點
invoice n. 發票
語素 Material
Collage Laundry Service
Laundry service in collage includes ordinary washing and dry cleaning. The cost of dry cleaning service is higher than the ordinary washing. On-campus dormitory students should bring along with Student ID card for verification while using dry cleaning. Sometimes the dry cleaning and ordinary washing services are open for all the people around the school.
大學洗衣服務
大學洗衣服務包括水洗和乾洗。乾洗的費用比水洗高。在校學生乾洗時要帶學生證以核實身份。有時乾洗和水洗服務也對學校周圍的人開放。
Laundry Signs 洗衣標識
Ordinary washing 普通水洗
Ordinary washing with the water temperature lower than 60℃
普通水洗，最高水溫不超過60攝氏度
Can be washed in water with hands 可手洗
Can't be washed by hands 不可手洗