volka 可理解性输入：做家务

Welcome back everyone.
In today’s video, I am going to teach you English using comprehensible input.
I will give you a house tour.
and also I need to do some chores around the house and show you my daily life, what I normally do.
But before we get started, we need to make a checklist of what we need to accomplish today.
I’ve got my checklist here.
Let’s give it to Leon.
Checklist…
All right, let’s get it.
Ladies first.
This door hasn’t been opened in a long time.
Oh, there’s a little bit of food.
Should I feed him this lemon?
Oh, there’s the goose.
You didn’t grab the brown stuff.
So right now I’m feeding the ducks corn.
I have corn in my hand.
What other birds do we have here?
We have a goose somewhere over.
Oh, there’s another duck there.
This right here, this is a pond.
This is a pond
and there’s water inside of the pond
and here we have
here we have a hose with water that’s coming out to fill up the pond.
Yeah, so after this, after we pack this container away, I think I’m going to go do my laundry.
What about you?
Oh, it’s a good idea, but I got to take my laundry out first.
You have your laundry in there right now?
Washing yeah.
Okay.
How long is left, you know?
Or where did you put it in?
Should be done by now.
Should be done?
Yeah.
And then you’re going to go hang it up on the roof.
Or dry it in the dryer.
I’m going to go hang it outside.
It’s sunny enough that it’ll dry quickly outside.
The sky is so blue today.
Honestly, it’s such a nice day.
It was raining a lot.
And it was super windy too.
Like that was not too nice.
Yeah, the wind’s the worst.
I’m going to water the trees over there.
What are you dragging?
This is a water hose.
A water hose.
Or a garden hose.
What are you doing right now?
Just tightening the hose onto the faucet.
Okay, turn the water on now.
Okay, now it’s on.
Okay, here I’m going to water these plants.
These are newly planted.
There’s a row here.
And then there’s a row down there.
So it’s summer now.
It doesn’t rain a lot.
So it gets pretty dry out.
So there’s a row of plants right here.
This hose has a leak in it.
And you can see the water spraying out.
So we’re losing water here.
We could try to block it.
And that will stop the water from coming out.
You block the hole.
Now you guys, I’m going to go do my laundry.
Let’s go.
Oh man, Leon.
Leon, your stuff’s still in the laundry, buddy.
Come take it out.
So this is my sock.
And you can see it’s inside out.
So now I’m going to turn it back to normal.
This is where you put your laundry detergent.
I put two spoons because I have a lot of laundry in there.
Now I’m pressing the start button.
Now this is the dial that allows you to change your setting.
I’m just going to go for the normal cotton wash.
Now the cycle has started.
I think I’m going to make some hash browns.
Do we have like, we have eggs, but do we have like sausage or something?
There’s that ground beef that was a little funky.
Oh, it has to be like…
We’ll cut up some of that sausage.
Cut up some of that schnitzel and do like a tonkatsu on the top.
Yo, did you want some hash browns?
No, actually yeah.
Make me a little bit.
Okay.
I just finished washing these.
I just diced these potatoes and I have two left to dice.
Do you have the ketchup over there?
You mean the tomato sauce? Yeah, I got it here.
Pass.
Thanks.
Fire.
Okay, this is the first room, the first tower room.
Wow.
It’s a circular room.
Yeah, you can see it’s like a, it’s a half circle.
It goes around there.
But this wall is super nice.
Where did these rocks come from?
I have no idea.
These are, I think, river rocks because they’re nice and smooth. They’re from the river.
And is this the first floor or the second floor?
This, what we’re on, is the second floor.
So you can see that’s the entrance down there, the garage is back there.
And here you can see it’s like this because it’s a bunk bed.
So this bed actually goes on top of here, right here.
And that’s what you call a bunk bed.
But right now it’s not.
This looks handmade, is it?
I think so. I’m not exactly sure, but I think it’s handmade, yeah.
Wow.
But now let’s go to another room.
Okay, and this part of the house, this is the terrace.
Interesting, what is this area?
This is the terrace.
What’s up there?
Well, we could go up there right now if you want.
Lead the way.
Let’s check it out.
So up these stairs is the roof of the house.
But you could stand on it.
So you could call it the rooftop.
So you can call it the rooftop.
So this is more like…
It’s kind of like a third floor, right?
It’s kind of like a fourth floor.
And it has such a nice view, honestly.
It’s so beautiful.
Wow.
You have mountains all around you from up here.
Is that where you put your laundry?
Yeah, this is where I hang my laundry over here.
After I wash it, I put it here to dry.
Because the wind always blows here, so it can dry my laundry very quickly.
Yeah, so this is the last tower room.
And the roof on this one is very low.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
I’m almost touching the roof in this place.
But yeah, this is the last tower room.
Wow.
Yeah, we’re definitely a little bit higher up now.
There we got some rubber boots.
Here we have a saddle.
A saddle that you put on a horse.
I don’t know how stable this is, but…
This is a saddle.
Oh, shi.
What else are you going to show me?
Well, we have a couple more rooms to see, so let’s go.
All right, let’s go.
Which way?
What’s in there? The glass is different. I can’t really see in there.
Inside here, yeah, you can see the glass is not normal.
You cannot see through this glass.
Let’s go inside there now.
So now we’re inside.
So this is the washroom, as you can see.
Here you have a view of the outside, and this is a jacuzzi.
This is a jacuzzi.
What do you think of it?
It’s a nice bathroom.
It’s pretty nice, yeah.
Here you have a lot of different toiletry stuff
and here is a big mirror, and you and here is a big mirror, and you can see our reflection in the mirror.
My mom is calling me, so I’m going to pick it up.
Hello?
Hello?
Where are you?
I’m on the hammock right now.
Good.
You can see we’re recording a video right there.
Hi, how are you doing?
Okay, bye.
Bye, lovey.
Bye-bye.
Take care.
Bye.
So this is one of my favorite places to be in the house.
It’s a hammock.
You just sit back, relax in the hammock.
It’s super nice.
Right beside the hammock here is the living room.
So we got the living room, blankets, some sofas, and a nice view.
And I really like this ceiling here.
It has like these wood beams going across.
It’s super nice.
What’s that hanging from the ceiling?
This?
Yeah.
This is a flycatcher.
So there’s a lot of flies in the summer and stuff, so the flies fly into this, and they stick onto it and they can’t go.
A flycatcher.
It is very useful.
But now let’s go to the next room and show you some more.
Okay, now let’s do a little bit of cleaning.
Take this broom and take the dust pan as well.
I’ll also grab a broom.
I don’t think we’ll mop today, but we’ll just sweep, do a little bit of sweeping.
My broom is super short compared to yours.
It’s short.
Yeah.
You are shorter.
And I’m just sweeping the floor.
What about you?
What are you doing?
I’m sweeping the floor too.
You’re also sweeping?
Getting all the corners.
Okay, hold the dust pan.
Hold the dust pan for me.
Let’s pack the brooms away in the storage room.
All right, here you go.
Pass.
Help.
And now I’m going to wipe the counters because the counters are dirty.
So let me just wipe them.
Another item off the checklist.
Holy man, that is so beautiful.
So we’re out here in nature now.
We went for a little walk and we’re still on our walk,
but I wanted to just say one of my favorite
one of my favorite idioms for nature, something I use all the time is “go with the flow.”
It just means to relax, not be too stressed and just go with the flow.
Just be relaxed.
If something happens, it’s okay.
That’s the way it is.
That’s the way it’s going to be.
Just go with it.
Don’t argue.
Don’t fight.
Just go with the flow.
Let things play out naturally without trying to control everything.
Go with the flow.
What’s one of your favorite idioms kind of related to nature?
If I had to think of one related to nature, probably…
“Out of the woods”
So out of the woods, that means you’re out of danger, out of trouble.
So say, for example, you just finished your final exams in class.
You could say, "I’m out of the woods now.
I’m done with my classes, done with my exams. I’m home free.
Because you were in danger of failing them.
Or you could have been in trouble.
But a lot of times you’ll hear in movies and stuff, someone say,
“Oh, they’re not out of the woods yet.”
So say someone got hurt or someone was injured and they’re talking in a conversation and they say
“Oh, she just had her surgery, but she’s not out of the woods yet.”
So she’s not fully safe yet.
She’s not fully out of danger.
Not fully recovered.
Not fully recovered.
Now we’re done hanging our laundry.
Let’s go back inside.
So what are we eating for dinner today?
Um we’re gonna make some chicken schnitzels.
Chicken schnitzels.
We have our ingredients here.
The recipe is on his phone.
We have two pots and one pan on the stovetop.
This right here is called a range hood.
A range hood.
So what are you putting inside that pot now?
Now I’m putting in some vinegar.
Apple cider vinegar.
And what are you making?
Um sweet and sour sauce to put on top of the meat.
Nice.
So you just scooped up some brown sugar.
Yeah half a cup of brown sugar as well.
Is anyone here from Germany?
Leave it in the comments.
And do you eat this type of food?
A schnitzel in Germany?
Let me know.
Why is there a trampoline there?
I’ve always had a trampoline.
Since when?
What is it?
Cheese.
Fresh cheese.
I know that looks good and yeah we’re just cooking dinner.
What are you cooking?
Schnitzel with uh sweet and sour sauce and rice.
Oh yummy it sounds really good.
And right now I am folding laundry.
I am folding laundry.
These are my t-shirts here.
So we got the last item on the checklist and we have to tick it off now.
Watch the sunset.
I hope you guys enjoyed this video.
Before we get into the word summary as always, this was my favorite comment from last video.
And this is where you guys were from last video.
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Now here’s the word summary.
I’ve got my checklist here. Let’s give it to Leon.
Ladies first.
I’m feeding the ducks.
This is a pond.
Okay, here I’m going to water these plants. These are newly planted.
This hose has a leak in it.
So this is my sock. And you can see it’s inside out.
This is where you put your laundry detergent.
Now this is the dial.
I just diced these potatoes and I have two left to dice.
Okay, pass.
Actually goes on top of here.
So you can call it the rooftop.
So this is more like…
I don’t know how stable this is, but…
is a jacuzzi.
And here is a big mirror.
It’s a hammock.
Right beside the hammock here is the living room.
And I really like this ceiling here.
This is a flycatcher.
My broom is super short compared to yours.
And now I’m going to wipe
is “go with the flow.”
“Out of the woods”
This right here is called a range hood.
Folding laundry.

总结

一、核心词汇（日常物品与动作）

1. 物品名称

   • 家居与工具：hose（水管）、faucet（水龙头）、laundry detergent（洗衣液）、dial（旋钮）、broom（扫帚）、dust pan（簸箕）、counter（柜台）、range hood（抽油烟机）、flycatcher（捕蝇器）、jacuzzi（按摩浴缸）、hammock（吊床）、bunk bed（双层床）。
   • 自然与场景：pond（池塘）、rooftop（屋顶）、terrace（露台）、river rocks（河石）。
   • 食物与动作相关：corn（玉米）、hash browns（土豆煎饼）、schnitzel（炸肉排）、vinegar（醋）、brown sugar（红糖）、dice（切小块）。

2. 动作短语

   • 日常活动：feed the ducks（喂鸭子）、water the plants（给植物浇水）、do laundry（洗衣服）、hang up laundry（晾衣服）、fold laundry（叠衣服）、sweep the floor（扫地）、wipe the counters（擦柜台）、pack away（收好）。

二、实用句型（场景化表达）

1. 描述正在进行的动作

   • So right now I'm feeding the ducks corn.（现在我正在给鸭子喂玉米。）
   • I'm just tightening the hose onto the faucet.（我正在把水管接到水龙头上。）

2. 计划与安排

   • After this, I think I'm going to go do my laundry.（之后，我打算去洗衣服。）
   • We need to make a checklist of what we need to accomplish today.（我们需要列一个今天要完成的清单。）

3. 询问与回应

   • What are you doing right now?（你现在在做什么？）
   • Do we have eggs, but do we have like sausage or something?（我们有鸡蛋，但有香肠之类的吗？）

三、习语与固定表达（文化与自然相关）

1. go with the flow

   • 含义：顺其自然，放松心态，不刻意控制。
   • 例句：In nature, it's good to "go with the flow" and let things happen.

2. out of the woods

   • 含义：摆脱困境或危险。
   • 例句：After finishing exams, I'm finally out of the woods.