Poor people do not even have a water supply and sewage, so they wash the dishes in a basin. And they change water on rare occasions.

穷人们甚至用不上自来水和下水道，所以他们在盆里洗盘子，而且很少换水。

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They can clean their rooms, wash dishes, sweep, mop, dust, wash the car.

他们会打扫自己的房间，会洗碟子、扫地拖地、吸尘，会洗车。

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Now she has to do a quick wash of the dishes before she puts them in the dishwasher to make sure they come out clean, she said. "If I'm using more water and detergent, is that saving anything?"

现在，她必须在把碗碟放进洗碗机之前快速地把碗先洗一遍以保证洗完后碗碟是干净的。

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Other cases are different. As they wash dishes in the safety of the courtyard, Liseth and her friends are reconsidering their plans after the harrowing trip across Guatemala.

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