【Duolingo英語術】Section5-5 Talk about the chores

セクション5では「幅広い話題について文章を作る」（I can participate in daily life in English.）ことがテーマになっております

本ユニットで登場した表現

このユニットでは、「〜させる」という表現が多く出題されます

洗濯・洗濯機に関する表現

Junior’s dad made him wash the sock because it was dirty.
ジュニアの父親は靴下が汚かったので彼に洗わせました。

The washing machine is broken, so Junior has to wash this sock by hand!
洗濯機が壊れているので、ジュニアはこの靴下を手で洗わなければなりません！

Mom, Ben is making me wash his clothes by hand!

Tom doesn’t have to do the laundry now. I can wash the clothes later.

I do housework on the weekend. On Saturday morning, I usually do the laundry.

I have to wash that coat because it’s dirty.

鍵・施錠に関する表現

I can’t lock this door without a key.
このドアは鍵がないと施錠できません。

Wow, I think they forgot to lock the window!
うわー、彼らは窓に鍵をかけるのを忘れたと思います！

Who’s responsible for locking the door?
ドアに鍵をかけるのは誰の役目ですか?

I never forget to lock the door.
私はドアに鍵をかけるのを決して忘れません。

My mom made me lock the door every time we left the house.
母は私たちが家を出るたびに私にドアに鍵をかけさせました。

I didn’t make you lock the door because I have to take out the garbage.
ゴミ出ししなければならないのでドアに鍵をかけさせませんでした。

食器・調理道具を洗う

The dishwasher is broken, so I have to wash this plate.

Mia dislikes cleaning, so she never washes the dishes.

My mom has made us wash the dishes since we were young.
母は私たちが小さい頃から私たちに皿洗いをさせてきました。

My mom doesn’t make me do the dishes, but she made me wash the clothes.

I always wash the dishes by hand. I prefer to do things by myself.
私はいつも食器を手で洗います。自分で物事をするほうが好きです。

The dishwasher is broken. We’re lucky that Anna knows how to fix machines!

Who is making you wash the dishes, Ben? You don’t have to wash them. You’re only five!

Mom, Ben is making me wash his clothes by hand!
ママ、ベンは私に彼の服を手で洗わせています！

Ben made me wash his cup this morning. He always makes me wash his cup!
今朝、ベンは私に彼のカップを洗わせました。彼はいつも私に彼のカップを洗わせます！

鍋

Last night, Kevin forgot to clean the pot after making pasta.

We like to make soup in this pot because it’s so big!

床掃除・掃除機をかける

掃除機をかける

My mom always makes me vacuum the house. Well, my brother never vacuums!

Lisa, you never clean your room, so I have to make you vacuum every week!

Before you mop the floor, use the vacuum to clean all the dust.

床掃除

Kevin, you need to mop the floor!

Why are you making me mop the floor? We don’t have to mop it every day.

I’m so happy that nobody makes me wash the floors every day!

My little brother makes me share my snacks. I make him mop the floor.

冷蔵庫・冷凍庫・氷

My grandma didn’t have a freezer when she was young, so she never had ice.

I’m hot because I’ve been cleaning for five hours! Is there ice in the freezer?
5時間も掃除していたので暑いです！冷凍庫に氷はありますか？

If you put water in the freezer, it becomes ice.

I once put on my gloves to clean the freezer.

Why are you making her clean the freezer?
どうして彼女に冷凍庫の掃除をさせているのですか？

I don’t think the freezer is working.
冷凍庫は動いていないと思います。

「〜ではないと思う」は英語では　“I don’t think＋（肯定文）”　を使う

犬の散歩、○○の世話

Taking care of three dogs is a lot of work!

I often take care of my brother. My parents make me take care of him.

Really? I had to walk with our dog every day.

I always take care of my dog.
私はいつも犬の世話をします。

ほこり

There’s so much dust on the shelf!

There was a lot of dust on the old doll. Nobody had played with it in years.

台所・ごみ

I can’t cook because my kitchen is messy!

Ew, this garbage smells really bad!
おえっ、このゴミは本当にひどい臭いがします！

Yes, that sounds good. I’ll start with the kitchen.

I made Tom clean the kitchen yesterday. I often make him clean the kitchen.

I have to clean the hall every week. And now you’re making me clean the kitchen, too!

怒った・怒られた

I got in trouble because I ate all the cookies. My parents were angry!
クッキーを全部食べてしまったので、怒られました。両親は怒っていました！

“get in trouble”は「怒られる」

My wife makes me clean the house when I come home after work. I’m so angry!

Oh no! Did you get in trouble?
うわ、怒られましたか？

In college, my sister got in trouble because her room was too messy.
大学時代、姉は部屋が散らかりすぎていたので怒られました。

ルームメイト

My roommate has always made me feel comfortable at home.
ルームメイトはいつも私を家にいるように居心地良くさせてくれました。

No, his roommate will never make him take care of the garden.
いいえ、彼のルームメイトは彼に庭の手入れをさせることは決してありません。

My roommates have never made me clean anything I didn’t want to clean.
私のルームメイトは、私が掃除したくないものを私に掃除させたことは一度もありません。

〜（液体）をこぼした

Last night, Lin spilled coffee on your rug!
昨夜、リンがあなたの絨毯にコーヒーをこぼしました！

I spilled my soda, but luckily not on myself!

At our last party, I spilled my soda everywhere! I had to mop the floor.

（来週・週末一緒に）掃除しよう

You don’t have to do housework this week. We can clean together next week.

We can clean the windows next week. We don’t have to clean them today.

We can clean together this weekend. You don’t have to clean your room now.

上記以外の「掃除・家事」に関する表現

My parents have never made me do housework, so I often rest on the weekend.
両親から家事をやらされたことがないので、週末はよく休んでいます。

Ben has to do some housework. The dishes are dirty and the kids are hungry.

It’s time to clean up. This house has got to look perfect!

Emma, stop. Please clean up the wall now.
エマ、やめて。今すぐ壁をきれいにしてください。

You need to clean this room! I dislike seeing clothes on the floor!

Lisa has to clean her room. Mom makes her clean it every week.

Should I continue cleaning, or should I stop?

I couldn’t continue cleaning because I lost my glasses.
眼鏡をなくしてしまったので、掃除を続けることができませんでした。

その他の表現

Mom has just made me throw away some toys.

My sister has always made me buy groceries with her.
姉はいつも私に食料品を一緒に買わせてきました。

Where is the rug? It should be on the floor here.

今回のツッコミ表現

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英語の出題文と設問を見て、選択肢の中から適切なものを1つ選んでください。英文は音声ありで、スピーカーのアイコンを押せば、繰り返し聴くことができます

My sister and I liked to talk a lot while we did housework. My mom often said, “If you continue working, you can continue talking!”　　The sisters worked…

and talked at the same time

My mom didn’t let us bring drinks in the living room. So when I spilled milk on the sofa, I got in trouble. My mom was really mad!　　What did the child do wrong?

made a mess

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