The young woman had apparently been in the middle of a washing day, for she wore an apron, her sleeves were rolled up to the elbow, and there were soapsuds on her hands.

那年轻女人系着围裙，袖子挽到肘部，手上还沾着肥皂泡，显然刚才正在洗衣服。

Before National Day, people are busy with washing national flags.

国庆节前，人们忙着清洗国旗。

Washing dishes at the cafeteria every day is really boring.

每天在自助餐厅洗盘子真的很无聊。

His father was a grocer and small-time landlord, but the family was so strapped the old man wore the same pair of underwear every day, washing them each night.

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Waking up in the morning, going grocery shopping, washing clothes and doing other day-to-day activities help create a stable, comforting environment, she said.

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Lang Guoren would wake at five and lock himself in the bathroom down the hall so that when his son woke he would not have to wait in line before washing up and beginning his day of practicing.

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