They're so great for like three seconds and then there's these disgusting rags.

它们一开始感觉很舒服 三秒之后就变成了恶心的抹布。

We're going to wipe the room with a rag.

我们要用抹布擦房间。

I asked Mary-Ann my question and she slopped a wet clout noisily into the sink.

玛丽—安听了我问她的那个问题，就把一块湿抹布啪的一声丢到水槽里。

And you can also dust a table with a duster.

可以用抹布掸掉桌子。

The tub was full of what looked like dirty rags swimming in grey water.

发现一盆灰黑色的水里泡着像破抹布似的东西。

So, Lucy takes " out a rag" and starts " dusting the living room."

所以，露西拿出“一块抹布”开始“打扫客厅”。

What has the brother got to do with lea towels?

但他弟弟和旧抹布有什么关系？

For instance, Mrs. Crocombe's kitchen cloths will need a very hot boil.

例如，克罗科姆太太的厨房抹布 就会用非常烫的水来烫洗。

Looking in, he saw Fred standing at the table with a dishcloth in his hand.

向屋内看去，他看见弗德在餐桌边，手里拿着一块抹布。

This is a great way of visualizing how dishcloths can spread bacteria around the house.

这是可视化抹布如何在房子周围传播细菌的好方法。

As if Ove were something the man might wipe off with a damp cloth.

就像用块湿抹布就能把欧维抹掉一样。

The waitress wiped the table with a damp cloth.

这位服务员用湿抹布擦桌子。

Then she folded the cloth and put it away.

接着，她把抹布叠好，收了起来。

Excuse me, that is a doily, not a dishcloth. -But it's full of holes.

抱歉，那是桌巾，不是抹布。－可是上面很多洞。

Sonia, can you help us with sentences like this?

Beth 告诉Sally，这支笔非常好画。This pen draws very nicely. 这句表示，这支笔很好画。虽然画的是人，笔自己不会画，但主词是This pen。这种说法比较特别，类似的例子 Your story reads very well。的故事读得很好。 或是 This knife cuts quite nicely。这把刀切得蛮顺的。 再一句 These rags clean very well。这些抹布清得很干净。

When I think of rags, I think of cloths used for cleaning.

想到抹布，我就会想到那些用来清洁的布料。

I'm going to dry up liquid on the floor with a rag.

我要用抹布把地上的液体擦干。

Oh, God. Now I've got butter on them. Get a cloth.

我的天。这下好，黄油抹上去了，拿抹布来。

She stepped behind me and whispered crossly, " Take yourself and your dusters off; when company are in the house, servants don't commence scouring and cleaning in the room where they are! "

她走到我背后，烦恼地低声说：“带着的抹布走开，有客在家的时候，仆人不该在客人所在的房间里打扫！”

They climbed back into the dish with brooms and scrubbing brushes and carefully swept it clean of what they referred to in a later paper as white dielectric material, or what is known more commonly as bird shit.

他们拿起扫帚和抹布再次爬进抛物面天线，小心翼翼地把他们后来在一篇论文中称之为白色电介质的、用更通常的说法是鸟粪的东西扫得干干净净。