托福閱讀:10 Simple Ways to Stop Bedroom Clutter

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亂糟糟的臥室讓人看起來心情煩躁,因此有人想出了一套臥室整理的解決方案,需要的朋友可以看看或許能有所啟發(fā)。
    Here are10 Simple Ways to Stop Bedroom Clutter
    1. Add a Trunk放一個箱子
    An attractive trunk at the end of a bed does double furniture duty. As a bench, it gives you a place to sit while you put on your shoes; as a storage chest, it holds extra blankets or pillows.
    在臥室床尾放一個漂亮箱子,有兩個作用。一是當板凳,這樣你穿鞋的時候有地方坐;二是當作儲物柜,可以裝另外的毯子或枕頭。
    2. Like to Read in Bed?喜歡在床上看書
    Mount a painted rectangular wood box on the wall on either side of the bed and you'll have a place to stash all your reading material, plus a reading lamp. Use dividers to organize stuff.
    在床的任何一邊裝上一個漆過的木盒子,你就有地方放閱讀材料,還可以加個臺燈。用分隔器整理好東西。
    3. Improve Drawer Space提高抽屜的空間
    Drawer dividers may also be made from 1/4-inch sheet acrylic (have the retailer cut the pieces to size, or cut them yourself using a fine blade in a table or radial arm saw). Butt the pieces together in whatever arrangement you desire; then bond the joints with acrylic solvent.
    抽屜分隔器可能有四分之一英寸的塑料板(讓零售商幫你消減尺寸,或自己用刀片切)。把碎片按照你的想法組裝起來;然后用丙烯酸溶劑把他們粘好。
    4. Lamps Off Your Bedside Table清理床頭桌
    To free up space on your nightstand, remove the lamp. Use a swing-arm floor lamp instead, or mount a swing-arm wall lamp above the headboard. Such fixtures allow you to adjust the lamp exactly the way you want it for reading. With the lamp out of the way, you'll have ample room on your nightstand for your alarm clock, book, and telephone.
    清空床頭桌,把臺燈拿開。用搖臂式的落地燈,或在床頭板上安裝一個搖臂式壁燈。床頭桌上沒有了臺燈,你就有足夠的空間放鬧鐘,書籍和電話。
    5. Electronic Armoire電子衣柜
    Cloak the clutter of a bedroom TV, VCR, and stereo equipment in a handsome armoire. Look for a piece that has interior electrical outlets, pivoting platforms, and doors that virtually disappear—either into the cabinet itself or flat against its sides when they are opened.
    把臥室里的電視機,錄像機,和家庭*藏到衣柜里。在衣柜里或另外一邊找個地方有電源插座,旋轉(zhuǎn)平臺,門,幾乎都看不到。
    6. Adjust Your Patterns調(diào)整模式
    Small patterns look best on the smaller things in the room—lampshades, pillow shams, bedside-table covers, and bed skirts. Larger patterns look great in broad swaths—bedspreads and voluminous window treatments. Adjusting the patterns in your bedroom can make a room seem less cluttered and can also bring a calming mood.
    小型模式房間里的放小的東西——燈罩,枕套,床頭桌罩和睡衣。而較大的模式就要大片的感覺——床單和大的窗簾。調(diào)整好模式會讓臥室看起來美那么零亂,也給人帶來平靜的心情。
    7. Head of the Bed床頭
    For attractive, ample storage, move out a headboard and night tables and move in a combination of stock cabinets and open shelving units. Available through many home centers, the cabinets can be combined to meet individual needs and are less expensive than custom built-ins.
    為了好看,充足的儲存,移開床頭板和床頭桌,把東西移到儲物柜和架子上。適用于許多家庭,儲物柜可以根據(jù)個人需要組裝,而且比定制的便宜很多。
    8. Make Space Under the Bed騰出床下的空間
    Make use of drawers from an old dresser that's not being used. Install four rollers on an old dresser drawer, fill it up, and roll it under the bed.
    利用以前舊的梳妝臺的抽屜,在抽屜上安四個軸子,在里面放滿東西,再把抽屜推到床底下。
    9. Sliding Tray滑托盤
    Here's a way to increase a deep drawer's usable space. Make a box of 1/2-inch plywood and support it on hardwood runners glued to the sides of the drawer. The tray should be half the drawer's width or length so that you can slide it aside for easy access to the bottom of the drawer. Or make the tray full length and add handles for easy lift-out.
    有一種方法能擴大抽屜的可用空間。做一個0.5英寸夾板,再把他粘到
    10. No Tight Spots別太緊湊
    When arranging furniture, allow some empty space on each side of the bed for dressing as well as making the bed and vacuuming. This will help you keep areas clean and prevent small areas with little "breathing room" from becoming clutter-traps.
    擺放家具時,要在床的兩邊留一些空間,穿衣服,鋪床和打掃。這樣容易保持清潔,并且可以防止很小喘息空間成為垃圾堆。
    Vocabulary
    trunk n.樹干, (汽車后部)行李箱, 大箱子, 象鼻, 軀干 (復)trunks: 男用運動褲
    mount v.登上,爬上, 裝上 n.底板,爬上,支架,乘用馬 n.山,峰
    stash vt. 隱藏, 儲藏n. 隱藏地點, 隱藏物
    swing-arm 搖臂式
    cloak n.斗蓬,披風;掩飾,幌子 vt.掩蓋,掩飾