衣服髒了嗎？ 洗衣服務了解一下 Stain on Your Shirt? Get a Laundry Service
Stain on Your Shirt? Get a Laundry Service
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如果你討厭洗衣服，你可能會想考慮聘請洗衣服務來為你完成所有工作
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If you hate doing the laundry, you may want to consider hiring a service to do it all for you. Laundry services are businesses that wash, dry, iron, and __1__ clothes and other textiles. This kind of service is particularly useful for people without their own washing machine or those who have special needs like dry cleaning for __2__ fabrics. Businesses such as restaurants and large salons also make use of laundry services since they are a much more convenient option than keeping laundry facilities on site.
The history of laundry services dates back to ancient times. Back then, people relied on natural __3__ such as rivers, lakes, or streams to wash their clothes. Methods like beating, scrubbing, boiling, or bleaching were used to __4__ dirt and stains. People known as “washerwomen” offered some of the earliest laundry services. Unfortunately, washerwomen were generally paid poorly and faced harsh working __5__ and health risks.
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Words in Use
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large-scale
[ˋlɑrdʒˋskel]
adj. 大規模的
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wringer
[ˋrɪŋɚ]
n. 衣物絞乾機
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laundromat
[ˋlɔndrəmæt]
n. 自助洗衣房
Practical Phrases
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do the laundry
洗衣服
I used to do the laundry once a week when I lived in a dormitory.
我以前住宿舍時一星期洗一次衣服。
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make use of
利用…
You can make use of the data bank once it’s up and running starting from next month.
從下個月開始，資料庫一啟動運行，你就可以好好利用它了。
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on site
在（某地）內部；在現場
The hotel offers various services. There is even a 24-hour fitness center on site.
該飯店提供許多服務。裡面甚至有二十四小時開放的健身中心。
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date back (all the way) to + 時間∕時期
追溯至⋯⋯（時間）
My mother's antique table dates back to the early 1800s.
我老媽的古董桌可追溯至十九世紀初。
According to scientists, these fossils date back to 2000 BCE.
根據科學家的說法，這些化石可追溯至公元前兩千年。
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be equipped with...
配備有……
All the classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.
所有的教室都配有最先進的設備。
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a great deal of + 不可數名詞
大量的……
William lost a great deal of money buying lottery tickets.
威廉買彩券損失了很多錢。
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connect A with B
將 A 與 B 聯想在一起
= associate A with B
Whenever I see that handsome young man, I connect him with my ex-boyfriend.
我每次見到那位大帥哥就聯想到我前男友。
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dry cleaning
乾洗
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the Industrial Revolution
工業革命
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