HSK 6 Reading

A Thorough House Cleaning

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新年快到了,全家人决定一起来一次

xīnniánkuàidàolequánjiārénjuédìngláichèdesǎochú

The New Year is almost here, and the whole family decided to do a thorough big clean together.

爸爸负责书房,把没用的旧报纸和杂志都好。

bazhěngshūfángméiyòngdejiùbàozhǐzhìdōushōushihǎo

Dad is in charge of tidying the study, putting away all the useless old newspapers and magazines.

妈妈在厨房灶台,把打扫得干干净净。

mazàichúfángzàotáiyóusǎodegānganjìngjìng

Mom scrubs the stove in the kitchen, cleaning the grease until it is spotless.

我和弟弟负责擦窗户和,累得满头大汗。

dichuānghutuōlèidemǎntóuhàn

My younger brother and I are in charge of cleaning the windows and mopping the floor, getting so tired we were drenched in sweat.

妈妈说,把不需要的东西扔掉,房间才会显得

mashuōyàodedōngxirēngdiàofángjiāncáihuìxiǎndekuānchangzhěngjié

Mom said that only by throwing away unnecessary things will the room look spacious and tidy.

经过一整天的努力,家里变得

jīngguòzhěngtiāndejiābiàndehuànránxīn

After a whole day of effort, the house took on a brand-new look.

看着干净的房间,我们都觉得这份辛苦十分值得。

kànzhegānjìngdefángjiānmendōujuédezhèfènxīnshífēnzhí

Looking at the clean rooms, we all felt that this hard work was thoroughly worth it.

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