新概念雙語：你可能不知道的實用清理小竅門

Use an old pillowcase to clean up ceiling fan blades.

用一塊舊枕套清理吊扇扇葉。

Don’t you hate it when you try to clean a ceiling fan and get the dirt everywhere?

你難道不會討厭在清理吊扇時弄得到處是灰嗎?

Try this: use an old pillowcase to cover the ceiling fan blades on both sides. This will collect all the dirt inside while still doing a bang up cleaning job.

試試這個法子：用一塊舊枕套蓋住整個吊扇扇葉。這樣你在撣灰時，它能兜住扇葉兩面散落的所有灰塵。

Use a piece of bread to pick up tiny pieces of broken glass.

用面包來盛碎玻璃渣。

Fresh bread works best as it is juicy enough to mop up even the tiniest shards of glass.

用新鮮出爐的面包來這么做是極好的，因為它足夠多汁，就連最細(xì)微的玻璃渣都能被收拾掉。

Breathe new life into old leather furniture by brushing it with shoe polish.

讓舊皮質(zhì)家具煥發(fā)生機——給它上點鞋油抹抹。

This one is easy enough to understand.

這個法子極為簡易，很好理解。

DO let it dry out before sitting on it though!

但你一定要在鞋油干之后才入坐哈!

Spray a mixture of vodka + essential oil to kill bacteria on old mattresses.

為舊床墊噴點伏特加酒與精油的混合液除菌。

The vodka kills the bacteria, the essential oil leaves it smelling nice.

伏特加酒殺菌，而精油讓氣味好聞。

Remove dirty rings from the bathtub with grapefruit and salt.

用葡萄柚和鹽來除掉浴缸上的圈漬。

Cut a grapefruit in half and sprinkle some salt on it. Scrub the bathtub with the fruit. The dirt will come right off, thanks to the acid in the grapefruit.

把一個葡萄柚一切為二，在上面撒點鹽。拿它來擦浴缸，葡萄柚中含的酸便能立馬除去污漬。

Use an air dryer to remove water rings from wood.

用吹風(fēng)機除去木板上殘留的水漬。

Soak up all the moisture from water ring with a paper towel. Then, when the towel is still damp, run a hair dryer on it. The rings will go right away.

用一張紙巾吸掉水圈上所有的水分，然后趁紙巾還濕著，用吹風(fēng)機吹吹它。這樣水漬就不見了

Microwave wet sponges to kill germs.

把海綿沾濕后放入微波爐中殺菌。

Just take your wet sponge and spin them in the microwave for 2 minutes. You’ll kill 99% of all germs.

你只需把濕海綿放入微波爐，轉(zhuǎn)上2分鐘，這樣便能滅掉99%的細(xì)菌。

Remove grease stains with white chalk.

用白色粉筆除去油漬。

When you see a grease stain on your favorite clothing, cover it with white chalk. Let it rest for some time. Then wipe the chalk right away – along with the stain – with a damp paper towel.

當(dāng)你看到心愛的衣服上沾上了一塊油漬，那用白粉筆在上面涂涂吧。之后放上一會，接著用一塊濕紙巾把粉筆灰連同污漬一起擦掉。