The main use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it was useful for removing hot pans from the oven. It was also wonderful for drying children’s tears.
奶奶的圍裙的主要用途是保護(hù)底下的衣服,但除此以外,它還可以用來(lái)取出烤箱里滾燙的烤盤。在給孩子們擦眼淚的時(shí)候,奶奶的圍裙也非常管用。
From the chicken-coop1 the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. 圍裙還可以從雞籠里把雞蛋、剛孵出殼來(lái)的不安的小雞裹著抱出來(lái),有時(shí)候甚至可以包起孵了一半的雞蛋放到暖烘烘的烤箱里繼續(xù)孵。
When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids, and when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many sweaty brows that were bent over the hot wooden stove. 當(dāng)有客人來(lái)的時(shí)候,那些圍裙還是害羞的小孩的藏身之處。當(dāng)天氣轉(zhuǎn)冷時(shí),英語(yǔ)短文奶奶會(huì)用圍裙把手臂包裹起來(lái)。那些大塊的舊圍裙不知道多少次擦去了熾熱火爐邊額頭上的淋漓大汗。
Vegetables and wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. duanwenw.com After the peas had been shelled it carried out the hulls. In the fall the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. 蔬菜和木頭柴火往往也是被圍裙裹著搬進(jìn)廚房的。它可以從菜園子里把各種蔬菜裝進(jìn)來(lái)。它還可以用來(lái)裝剝下的豌豆殼。秋天的時(shí)候,圍裙還可以將樹上掉下來(lái)的蘋果搬進(jìn)屋。
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, duanwenw.com and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields for dinner. 當(dāng)晚餐準(zhǔn)備好后,奶奶會(huì)走到走廊上,揮動(dòng)圍裙,大家就知道該從地里回來(lái)吃飯了。
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that old apron that served so many purposes. 所以要想發(fā)明一個(gè)新東西來(lái)取代那條舊圍裙的這許多功用恐怕得花很長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間。
From the chicken-coop1 the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. 圍裙還可以從雞籠里把雞蛋、剛孵出殼來(lái)的不安的小雞裹著抱出來(lái),有時(shí)候甚至可以包起孵了一半的雞蛋放到暖烘烘的烤箱里繼續(xù)孵。
When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids, and when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many sweaty brows that were bent over the hot wooden stove. 當(dāng)有客人來(lái)的時(shí)候,那些圍裙還是害羞的小孩的藏身之處。當(dāng)天氣轉(zhuǎn)冷時(shí),英語(yǔ)短文奶奶會(huì)用圍裙把手臂包裹起來(lái)。那些大塊的舊圍裙不知道多少次擦去了熾熱火爐邊額頭上的淋漓大汗。
Vegetables and wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. duanwenw.com After the peas had been shelled it carried out the hulls. In the fall the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. 蔬菜和木頭柴火往往也是被圍裙裹著搬進(jìn)廚房的。它可以從菜園子里把各種蔬菜裝進(jìn)來(lái)。它還可以用來(lái)裝剝下的豌豆殼。秋天的時(shí)候,圍裙還可以將樹上掉下來(lái)的蘋果搬進(jìn)屋。
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, duanwenw.com and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields for dinner. 當(dāng)晚餐準(zhǔn)備好后,奶奶會(huì)走到走廊上,揮動(dòng)圍裙,大家就知道該從地里回來(lái)吃飯了。
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that old apron that served so many purposes. 所以要想發(fā)明一個(gè)新東西來(lái)取代那條舊圍裙的這許多功用恐怕得花很長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間。