【2019年1月号】生活智慧王─牙膏还能怎样用？！ 1

Toothpaste: NotJust for Your Teeth 1

You mighthave some old toothpaste in your bathroom. Don’t brush your teeth with it, butdon’t just throw it out yet! You can use it to clean things around the house.

●Clean burned pots and pans

It’s hard to clean burned food with just soap andwater. Cleaning it off with toothpaste is much easier. Soon the pot or pan willlook like new!

●Remove stains from cups

Your cups might have brown stains from coffee or tea.Brush the stains carefully with a toothbrush and toothpaste. Then, wash off thetoothpaste with water.

【字汇】

1、old (adj.)旧的

Myhouse is very old; my great-grandfather built it more than 100 years ago.

我家房子非常老旧，是我的曾祖父100多年前盖的。

2、brush (v.)刷

Ibrush my teeth three times a day, once after every meal.

我一天刷3次牙，三餐饭後各一次。

3、cup (n.)杯子

Darrenpicked up the cup and filled it with coffee.

Darren拿起杯子倒入咖啡。

4、toothbrush(n.) 牙刷

Archiepicked up his toothbrush and started cleaning his teeth.

Archie拿起牙刷开始刷牙。

生活智慧王─牙膏还能怎样用？！ 1

你的浴室也许有一些旧牙膏，别拿它来刷牙，但也先别丢掉！你可以用它来清理家里的东西。

●清洗烧焦的锅子和平底锅

光用肥皂和水很难把烧焦的食物洗掉，用牙膏洗就容易多了。锅子或平底锅很快就会变得跟新的一样！

●去除杯子的污渍

你的杯子里可能有些咖啡或茶留下的棕色污渍。用牙膏和牙刷小心地刷除污渍，然後再用清水将牙膏冲掉。