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一、The Language of Laundry: How to Fix Your Clothing Problems

Dear Luna,

You have to help me!

You have to help me! Last year, my grandma bought me a white designer blouse for my birthday.

I've tried to take good care of it, but something went really wrong.

When I put it on yesterday, it had turned a horrible gray color!

My grandma will be heartbroken if she sees what I've done.

What can I do?!

Thank you, Karen

designer由著名設計師設計的

striped blouse

blouse女襯衫

shirt 男襯衫

A blouse is a style of shirt that woman wear.

A shirt is more general and can be almost anything worn around the chest.

Don’t worry about me. I can take car of myself.

horrible可怕的；討人厭的

put on （ph.）穿上（衣物）；在皮膚上塗某物

Dear Karen,

Neither you nor your grandma needs to worry.

A quick look at the laundry label will save the day.

Firstly, what temperature does it say it should be washed at?

Your blouse is white, so it's probably 40°C.

White clothes often turn gray when they've been washed in colder water.

Next, see if the label has a little white triangle on it.

If it does, then I have good news:

you can bleach your blouse and make it bright again.

A triangle with a cross through it means "bleach is bad," though.

Instead, you could get rid of the gray with lemon juice or baking soda.

Best of luck!

Luna

Neither … nor…

heartbroken極度傷心的；心碎的

bleach（v.）使…變白；漂白

bleach（n.）漂白劑

laundry

do the Laundry

laundry basket

dirty laundry髒衣服

clean Laundry剛洗好的乾淨衣服

label （n.）衣服上的標籤

washing instruction must on the label

address label地址標簽

save the day挽救局面
temperature（n.）

take temperature

the turkey must be cooked at a high temperature

instead（adv.）取而代之

if you don’t want to go to the beach, what would you like to do instead?

There is no coffee, would you like a cup of tea instead?

二、The Language of Laundry: How to Fix Your Clothing Problems

Dear Luna,

My wife is going to murder me!

She went away on a business trip this weekend,

so I thought I'd help out at home by doing the laundry.

Somehow, I've messed up big time.

Her favorite wool sweater has shrunk down to the size of a doll.

Help me make it big again!

Yours sincerely, Bill

Dear Bill,

It sounds like you've broken the number-one rule of washing clothes:

never put wool in the dryer.

Take a look at the label on your wife's now-tiny sweater.

You'll see it has a square and circle with a cross through it.

Any clothes that have that symbol will be ruined if you try to dry them by machine.

Sadly, it's doubtful you can save your wife's prized sweater.

However, you can take better care of any others she has.

Wash them by hand or with a gentle setting on your machine.

But please, for the wool's sake, make sure the water is cold!

Best, Luna

mess up搞砸

wool cardigan開襟羊毛衫

shrink / shrank / shrunk /縮小

number-one rule （adj.）最重要的

ruin（v.）毀滅；毀壞

The bad ruin the party.

You ruin my life.

prized非常珍貴的

by hand

all there toys are make by hand

for the sake為了...的緣故