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01.Speaking, 74.More Chores

74.More Chores

Todd talks with Meg about what she has to do and offers to help her out.

Todd: Meg, thanks so much for helping me clean my house.

Meg: Yeah, no problem.

Todd: Oh, you were a big, big help. So I want to thank you. I want to repay you. So tomorrow can I take you to lunch?

Meg: Oh, it's too bad, but tomorrow I'll be really busy.

Todd: Oh, yeah. Why?

Meg: Well, I only wash my clothes once a week, so I need to do my laundry tomorrow.

Todd: Oh, right. Do you wash your clothes at home or at the coin laundry shop?

Meg: I usually wash my clothes at home because I have a washer.

Todd: Oh, nice. Do you have a dryer too?

Meg: I don't have a dryer, so I have to go to the coin laundromat to dry my clothes.

Todd: Right. So for work, do you usually iron your clothes?

Meg: I usually iron my work clothes before I hang them up.

Todd: Oh, right. You know, I never iron my clothes.

Meg: Really? Why not?

y clothes out of the dryer when they're still hot and fold my clothes, and usually they're okay. I don't have to iron my shirts or pants or anything.

Meg: That sounds good. I also have some clothes that I cannot wash at home, so I have to drop them off at the dry cleaners.

Todd: Oh, yeah. Oh, right. I use the dry cleaner sometimes. Do you use the dry cleaner by the supermarket?

Meg: I use the one by the train station.

Todd: Oh, right. Okay. I know that one too. Yeah. Well, since I want to do something for you and I can't take you to lunch, maybe I can drop off your clothes at the dry cleaners.

Meg: Really? Will it be okay?

Todd: Oh, no problem, because tomorrow I have to return some movies that I rented. So after I return the movies, I can take your clothes to the dry cleaners.

Meg: Wow. Thanks. While you're going to the dry cleaners, could you also mail some letters for me?

Todd: Sure. No problem. Just at the post office, right?

Meg: Yes. Just at the post office.

Todd: Okay. Oh, I have an idea. How about this? Since you are busy, after I go to the dry cleaners and I drop off my movies, I buy lunch and I bring you lunch to your house?

Meg: Yeah, that sounds great.

Todd: So what would you like for lunch? I can get Thai food, Chinese food, pizza.

Meg: Pizza sounds great.

Todd: Okay. I'll go to the same pizza place we use for the party. It's really good.

Meg: Sounds great.

Todd: Any kind of pizza?

Meg: I like pepperoni pizza. What do you like?

Todd: Oh, pepperoni's fine. It's for you, so definitely, I'll get pepperoni pizza.

Meg: Oh, okay. Great. Thanks a lot.

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Todd talks with Meg about what she has to do and offers to help her out. Todd fala com Meg sobre o que ela deve fazer e se oferece para ajudá-la.

Todd: Meg, thanks so much for helping me clean my house. Todd: Meg, muito obrigado por me ajudar a limpar minha casa.

Meg: Yeah, no problem. Meg: Sim, sem problemas.

Todd: Oh, you were a big, big help. Todd: Oh, você foi uma grande, grande ajuda. So I want to thank you. Então eu quero te agradecer. I want to repay you. Eu quero recompensá-lo. So tomorrow can I take you to lunch? Então amanhã posso te levar para almoçar?

Meg: Oh, it's too bad, but tomorrow I'll be really busy. Meg: Oh, que pena, mas amanhã estarei muito ocupada.

Todd: Oh, yeah. Todd: Ah, sim. Why?

Meg: Well, I only wash my clothes once a week, so I need to do my laundry tomorrow. Meg: Bem, eu só lavo minhas roupas uma vez por semana, então preciso lavar minhas roupas amanhã.

Todd: Oh, right. Do you wash your clothes at home or at the coin laundry shop? Você lava suas roupas em casa ou na lavanderia automática?

Meg: I usually wash my clothes at home because I have a washer. Meg: Eu costumo lavar minhas roupas em casa porque tenho uma máquina de lavar.

Todd: Oh, nice. Todd: Ah, legal. Do you have a dryer too? Você tem secador também?

Meg: I don't have a dryer, so I have to go to the coin laundromat to dry my clothes. Meg: Eu não tenho uma secadora, então tenho que ir à lavanderia automática para secar minhas roupas.

Todd: Right. So for work, do you usually iron your clothes? Então, para o trabalho, você costuma passar suas roupas?

Meg: I usually iron my work clothes before I hang them up. Meg: Eu costumo passar minhas roupas de trabalho antes de pendurá-las.

Todd: Oh, right. You know, I never iron my clothes. Você sabe, eu nunca passo minhas roupas.

Meg: Really? Meg: Sério? Why not?

y clothes out of the dryer when they're still hot and fold my clothes, and usually they're okay. Todd: Eu apenas coloco minhas roupas na secadora e depois tiro minhas roupas da secadora quando ainda estão quentes e dobro minhas roupas, e geralmente elas ficam bem. I don't have to iron my shirts or pants or anything. Eu não tenho que passar minhas camisas ou calças ou qualquer coisa.

Meg: That sounds good. Meg: Isso soa bem. I also have some clothes that I cannot wash at home, so I have to drop them off at the dry cleaners. Também tenho algumas roupas que não posso lavar em casa, então tenho que deixá-las na lavanderia.

Todd: Oh, yeah. Oh, right. I use the dry cleaner sometimes. Eu uso a lavanderia às vezes. Do you use the dry cleaner by the supermarket? Você usa a lavanderia do supermercado?

Meg: I use the one by the train station. Meg: Eu uso o da estação de trem.

Todd: Oh, right. Okay. I know that one too. Eu conheço esse também. Yeah. Well, since I want to do something for you and I can't take you to lunch, maybe I can drop off your clothes at the dry cleaners. Bem, já que quero fazer algo por você e não posso levá-la para almoçar, talvez eu possa deixar suas roupas na lavanderia.

Meg: Really? Will it be okay? Vai ficar tudo bem?

Todd: Oh, no problem, because tomorrow I have to return some movies that I rented. So after I return the movies, I can take your clothes to the dry cleaners. Então, depois que eu devolver os filmes, posso levar suas roupas para a lavanderia.

Meg: Wow. Thanks. While you're going to the dry cleaners, could you also mail some letters for me? Enquanto você vai à lavanderia, você também poderia enviar algumas cartas para mim?

Todd: Sure. No problem. Just at the post office, right?

Meg: Yes. Just at the post office.

Todd: Okay. Oh, I have an idea. How about this? Since you are busy, after I go to the dry cleaners and I drop off my movies, I buy lunch and I bring you lunch to your house? Já que você está ocupado, depois que vou à lavanderia e deixo meus filmes, compro o almoço e levo o almoço para você em sua casa?

Meg: Yeah, that sounds great.

Todd: So what would you like for lunch? I can get Thai food, Chinese food, pizza. Posso comprar comida tailandesa, comida chinesa, pizza.

Meg: Pizza sounds great.

Todd: Okay. I'll go to the same pizza place we use for the party. Vou para a mesma pizzaria que usamos para a festa. It's really good. É realmente bom.

Meg: Sounds great.

Todd: Any kind of pizza? Todd: Qualquer tipo de pizza?

Meg: I like pepperoni pizza. Meg: Eu gosto de pizza de pepperoni. What do you like? Do que você gosta?

Todd: Oh, pepperoni's fine. Todd: Oh, pepperoni está bom. It's for you, so definitely, I'll get pepperoni pizza.

Meg: Oh, okay. Great. Excelente. Thanks a lot.

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