All I seem to do is cook, wash and pick up after the kids.

烧饭、洗衣、跟在孩子屁股后头收拾东西—好像这就是我全部的活儿。

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Presently the bird came in and wanted to serve up the dinner, but he could nowhere see the cook.

不一会儿，鸟儿飞了进来，想要把饭端上来，但是他找不到厨师。

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The problem with being a grown up is that there's an awful lot of serious stuff to deal with—work, mortgage payments, figuring out what to cook for dinner.

成年人的问题是，有一大堆重要的事情要处理——工作、按揭贷款、弄清楚晚餐该做什么。

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