Use an old pillowcase to clean up ceiling fan blades.

　　用一块旧枕套清理吊扇扇叶。

　　Don’t you hate it when you try to clean a ceiling fan and get the dirt everywhere?

　　你难道不会讨厌在清理吊扇时弄得到处是灰吗?

　　Try this: use an old pillowcase to cover the ceiling fan blades on both sides. This will collect all the dirt inside while still doing a bang up cleaning job.

　　试试这个法子：用一块旧枕套盖住整个吊扇扇叶。这样你在掸灰时，它能兜住扇叶两面散落的所有灰尘。

　　Use a piece of bread to pick up tiny pieces of broken glass.

　　用面包来盛碎玻璃渣。

　　Fresh bread works best as it is juicy enough to mop up even the tiniest shards of glass.

　　用新鲜出炉的面包来这么做是极好的，因为它足够多汁，就连最细微的玻璃渣都能被收拾掉。

　　Breathe new life into old leather furniture by brushing it with shoe polish.

　　让旧皮质家具焕发生机——给它上点鞋油抹抹。

　　This one is easy enough to understand.

　　这个法子极为简易，很好理解。

　　DO let it dry out before sitting on it though!

　　但你一定要在鞋油干之后才入坐哈!

　　Spray a mixture of vodka + essential oil to kill bacteria on old mattresses.

　　为旧床垫喷点伏特加酒与精油的混合液除菌。

　　The vodka kills the bacteria, the essential oil leaves it smelling nice.

　　伏特加酒杀菌，而精油让气味好闻。

　　Remove dirty rings from the bathtub with grapefruit and salt.

　　用葡萄柚和盐来除掉浴缸上的圈渍。

　　Cut a grapefruit in half and sprinkle some salt on it. Scrub the bathtub with the fruit. The dirt will come right off, thanks to the acid in the grapefruit.

　　把一个葡萄柚一切为二，在上面撒点盐。拿它来擦浴缸，葡萄柚中含的酸便能立马除去污渍。

　　Use an air dryer to remove water rings from wood.

　　用吹风机除去木板上残留的水渍。

　　Soak up all the moisture from water ring with a paper towel. Then, when the towel is still damp, run a hair dryer on it. The rings will go right away.

　　用一张纸巾吸掉水圈上所有的水分，然后趁纸巾还湿着，用吹风机吹吹它。这样水渍就不见了。

　　Microwave wet sponges to kill germs.

　　把海绵沾湿后放入微波炉中杀菌。

　　Just take your wet sponge and spin them in the microwave for 2 minutes. You’ll kill 99% of all germs.

　　你只需把湿海绵放入微波炉，转上2分钟，这样便能灭掉99%的细菌。

　　Remove grease stains with white chalk.

　　用白色粉笔除去油渍。

　　When you see a grease stain on your favorite clothing, cover it with white chalk. Let it rest for some time. Then wipe the chalk right away – along with the stain – with a damp paper towel.

　　当你看到心爱的衣服上沾上了一块油渍，那用白粉笔在上面涂涂吧。之后放上一会，接着用一块湿纸巾把粉笔灰连同污渍一起擦掉。

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（编辑：何莹莹）