One day, the captain told the soldier to paint his residence. After painting it, he told the soldier to wash the brush. However, the soldier could not find a cleaning rag to wipe the brush.

有一天，这位上尉叫那个新兵去油漆他的住处，油漆完毕以后，又叫新兵把刷子洗干净，可是新兵找不到抹布可以擦洗刷子。

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It's tempting to leave your cleaning implement—a damp rag or sponge—hanging around to use the next day, but that could create a germ breeding ground.

把你的清洁工具——一块湿抹布或海绵——悬挂起来留到第二天使用是很诱人的，不过那样也会使它们成为细菌的滋生地。

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It's tempting to leave your cleaning implement — a damp rag or sponge — hanging around to use the next day, but that could create a germ breeding ground.

人们往往将湿抹布、清洁海绵等清洁用品悬挂起来第二天继续使用，不过那样也会使它们成为细菌的滋生地。

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She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table.

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