Laundry list 可不是待洗清單

Nancy問外籍同事最近業務忙不忙，同事回答：

"There's a whole laundry list of things to do."

Nancy覺得同事真怪，明明問他工作，為什麼他說有很多髒衣服要洗，這不是文不對題嗎？

別搞錯了，這裡的laundry和洗衣服一點關係都沒有。今天來看三個不同的list。

1. There's a whole laundry list of things to do.

（Ｘ）有很多髒衣服要洗。
（Ｏ）還有一大堆的事要做。

Laundry 這 ... ...

正能量英文：Dear Monday 寫信給星期一

親愛的星期一，雖然大家都討厭你，但我選擇擁抱你。因為你是專屬我的日子，嶄新而閃亮的開始。每次跌倒，都因為你而再次爬起，每次相遇，都更往前邁進。謝謝你，讓我一年有52次可以重新開始，陪我找到生命中的熱情。

Dear Monday,
I no longer hate you since I’ve mastered how to be with you. I’ve started winning the day, the week, the month. Then the year! Thank you, Monday. You offer me new beginnings 52 times a year! Every time I meet you, I get a chance to start a new life with passion. Thanks for having the word ‘mon’ in you. That's French for ‘mine’ and it makes me think of you more as “my day”. I’m so sorry that I used to insult you by wishing you were another day. You’ve saved me from a hopeless mindset. Even though you don’t make the world go round, you are what make the ride worthwhile.

xoxo 

Love,

F.

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