She cleaned the house thoroughly every weekend.

每个周末她都彻底打扫一下房子。

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Then she cleaned the house, churned the butter, and cooked some food.

然后清理屋子，搅拌奶油并煮了些吃的。

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She packed off the children to their aunt's for a few days while the house was being cleaned through.

当房子被彻底清理的时候，她把孩子们匆忙送到他们的姑妈家去呆几天。

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She thought about her day. Between getting the children fed and the house cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping, she had forgotten to eat at all!

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