Clever Uses for Ordinary Stuff 寻常东西聪明用
Find uses for common things you have
替家中的普通物品寻找新用途
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Do you throw away common household items like newspapers or old socks? Did you know they could be put to new uses? Or you may have items like cotton swabs and cotton balls. Use them in new ways to make your life better. Here are some clever uses for ordinary stuff.
Dust with old socks:
Put a clean sock over your hand to dust tables and desks. Also dust items like computers, printers and pictures.
Clean hard to reach places with cotton swabs:
Use cotton swabs to dust between keys on computer keyboards. Also dust scanners, telephones and other electronic equipment.
Clean mirrors or windows with newspaper:
Newspaper can be used to wipe cleaner off glass. It leaves glass clean with no spots.
Fix eyeglasses with clear nail polish:
Tighten the loose screw on your glasses. Paint a little clear nail polish across the top of the screw, and let it dry. Now the screw won't fall out.

Word Bank
dust (v)除去灰尘；掸灰尘
Maria always dusts the furniture before guests come.
keyboard (n)键盘
Mary never looks at the keyboard when she plays the piano.
wipe (v)擦拭
Anne used a cloth to wipe the spilled tea off the table.
tighten (v)使…变紧
Tighten the lid on the bottle before putting it away.
screw (n)螺丝钉
Jake used two screws to hang the picture on the wall.

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cotton swab (n)棉花棒
scanner (n)扫描器；扫描机
nail polish (n)指甲油

Chat Room
the cleaners：干洗店

dust
(n)灰尘；dust off：将灰尘从某地擦掉
1 Helen mapped the floor and dusted the whole house early in the morning.
Helen一大早就拖地，还把整个房子的灰尘都清理干净了。
2 Oscar dusted the dirt off his pants before entering the house.
Oscar在进屋前把裤子上的灰尘拍掉。

wipe
wipe down：很仔细把某个表面擦干净
1 Don't wipe your nose on your clothes.
不要用衣服擦鼻子。
2 Every night before the restaurant closes, they wipe all their tables down.
这家餐厅每晚打烊前都会把桌子仔细擦干净。

tighten
变严格，加强；=tighten up
1 The boy stopped to tighten his shoe laces.
那个男孩停下来，把鞋带绑紧。
2 The more he struggled the more the rope tightened up.
他越是挣扎绳子就变得越紧。
3 The airport tightened up their security because the movie star was coming.
因为这位电影明星要来，机场就加强保全。

    你会不会将报纸或旧袜子之类的一般家中物品丢弃？你知不知道它们可能有新用途？还有像棉花棒和棉花球这样的东西，赋予它们新用途可以让你的生活更美好。以下是一些寻常用品的聪明用途。
用旧袜子擦拭灰尘：
    把一只乾净的袜子套在手上擦拭桌子和书桌。也可以擦拭电脑、印表机及相片等物品。
用棉花棒清洁不易触及的地方：
    棉花棒可以清洁电脑键盘的按键缝隙，也可以清洁扫描器、电话及其他电子设备。
用报纸清洁镜面或窗户：
    用报纸拭除玻璃上的清洁剂，会让玻璃洁净无痕。
用透明指甲油修理眼镜：
    把眼镜上松掉的螺丝旋紧，在螺丝表面涂上少许透明指甲油，让它自然乾，这样螺丝就不会掉了。

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Keep places smelling fresh with cotton balls:
Spray some cotton balls with your favorite perfume. Leave them in drawers, closets and other places in your home. Also put some in your purse, shoes and under the seats in your car. The cotton balls will keep everything smelling fresh.
Fix scratched CDs with toothpaste:
Your favorite CD is scratched. Fix it with a small dot of toothpaste (not gel) on a cotton ball. Rub in a straight line from the center of the CD outward over the scratch. Wash the toothpaste off with water.
Remove stains from a teacup with vinegar:
Put a little vinegar in the teacup, and move the cup in circles. Then wash it. The stains will disappear.
Protect your shoes with men's socks:
When packing your bag for a trip, put each of your nicest shoes into a large sock. The socks will protect the shoes when you are traveling.
Be creative and think of some tips of your own. Share them with your friends.

用棉花球保持居家气味清新：
    在棉花球上喷上你最喜欢的香水，然後放在家中的抽屉、衣橱和其他地方。也可以放一些在皮包、鞋子里及汽车座椅下。棉花球会让所有东西气味清新。
用牙膏修补 CD 的刮痕：
    你最喜欢的一片 CD 刮坏了，你可以用棉花球沾少许牙膏（不是牙胶）修补。从CD的中心向外涂出一条直线盖过刮痕，然後用水洗掉牙膏。
用醋清除茶杯的污渍：
    在茶杯里放一点醋，将杯子绕圆圈摇动，然後再清洗，污渍就会消失。
用男人的袜子保护鞋子：
    打包行李准备旅行时，可以把你最好的鞋子一只只分别放进大袜子里。旅行时，袜子可以保护这些鞋子。
    发挥创意想出一些自己的好方法，再和朋友分享。

Word Bank
spray (v)喷洒
Alan sprayed white paint all over the wall.
perfume (n)香水
I love to wear this perfume because it smells lovely.
scratched (pp)刮坏的；划破的
Emily couldn't see very well out of her scratched eyeglasses.
vinegar (n)醋
Emma usually adds vinegar to the sauce for chicken and vegetables.

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toothpaste (n)牙膏
gel (n)凝胶
stain (n)污渍

Chat Room
stain remover：去渍剂
remove：移除；脱掉衣服，鞋子，帽子；（用在人身上）开除，免职
removed：差异很大的，通常与from连用

perfume
擦香水可用put on/wear；cologne：古龙水
1 She put on the perfume that her husband likes best.
她擦了先生最喜欢的香水。
2 What perfume are you wearing today?
你今天擦什么样的香水呢？

scratched
表面刮伤的
1 We threw those badly scratched CDs away.
我们把那些严重刮伤的CD给扔了。
2 He took his scratched car to a garage to get it repainted.
他把他刮伤的车子移到修车场去重新烤漆了。

stain
(v)弄脏
1 I can't get these grape juice stains out of my T-shirt.
我没有办法把我T桖上的葡萄汁污渍清掉。
2 The police found a blood stain on the suspect's jacket.
警方在嫌犯的夹克上找到一处血迹。
3 Cherry juice stains easily, so its almost impossible to get out of cloth.
樱桃汁很容易留下污渍，要把它从衣服上洗掉几乎是不可能的。