Getting Rid of Stuff: Ways to Declutter Your Home - 2
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#1
Conversation A
对话 A
#2
So, Julie, are you doing anything fun this weekend?
那么，朱莉，你这个周末有什么有趣的计划吗？
#3
Unfortunately, no.
不幸的是，没有。
#4
I'm going to clean my house.
我要清理我的房子。
#5
My family has too much stuff.
我的家人有太多东西。
#6
I need to get rid of some of it.
我需要处理掉一些。
#7
How will you do that?
你打算怎么做？
#8
Throw it away?
丢掉吗？
#9
No, most of it is too good to throw away.
不，大部分东西太好了，不能丢掉。
#10
I thought about having a garage sale.
我考虑过举办车库拍卖。
#11
Garage sales are a lot of work.
车库拍卖很费力。
#12
They are, and you don't make much money.
是的，而且你赚不了多少钱。
#13
So I may just donate my used stuff to a thrift store.
所以我可能只是把我用过的东西捐给二手店。
#14
Conversation B
对话 B
#15
You could sell your stuff online.
你可以在线上卖你的东西。
#16
I could.
我可以。
#17
I have an eBay account.
我有一个eBay帐户。
#18
But nothing I have is very valuable.
但我拥有的东西都不是很值钱。
#19
It might be valuable to someone.
它对某个人来说可能很有价值。
#20
One man's trash is another man's treasure.
一个人的垃圾是另一个人的宝藏。
#21
That's true.
那是真的。
#22
But most of the things I want to get rid of are clothes and books.
但我想要处理掉的大部分东西是衣服和书籍。
#23
So list them on an online garage sale.
所以在线上车库拍卖网站上列出它们。
#24
That's pretty easy.
那相当容易。
#25
But then they stay in my house until someone buys them.
但之后它们会一直留在我的房子里，直到有人买它们。
#26
True. Maybe taking them to thrift store is the best idea.
对。也许把它们带到二手店是最好的主意。