A day of housecleaning.
大扫除的日子。
Earl:Did you see this knick knack I found?
厄尔:我发现的这件小玩意儿你见过吗？
Anne:Where did you get that?
安：你是从哪儿弄来的？
Earl:In this box of bric-a-brac your mother’s been saving. What a mish mash of junk. For a person who likes everything spic-and-span, she sure did let everything get dirty.
厄尔:就在你母亲一直收藏小摆设的这个箱子里发现的.那真 是一堆大杂烩.对于一个爱干净的人来说，她这样做实 在太脏了.
Anne:Look! Here’s my old ping-pong paddle! And my grandfather’s watch! I haven’t seen that in years. I always liked the criss-cross pattern on the back. Listen. It still works! Hear it going tick-tock? It’s still in tip-top shape. I’m so excited that my grandparents are coming here next week. I know they're going to love their new grandchild.
安：瞧！这是我用过的乒乓球拍，这是我祖父的手表.我已 多年未见.手表背面的十字形图案我一直很喜欢.你 听，表还在走！听见滴答声了吗？外形也依然完好.我 祖父母下周要来做客，我感到非常兴奋，我知道他们会喜欢这个还未见过面的小孙子的.
Earl:I just hope they have the energy to play with him.
厄尔:我希望他们有精力和他一起玩耍.
Anne:Oh, they’re both full of vim-and-vigor. They absolutely love the pitter-patter of little feet around the house, too.
安：哦，他俩精力都很充沛.他们还特别爱听孩子们在屋里 跑来跑去的脚步声.