He old woman made a living by washing clothes for others.

老大娘通过帮助别人洗衣服谋生。

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She eked out her small income by washing clothes for other people.

她靠给别人洗衣服弥补薪水的不足。

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Our sisters were busy re-heating the dishes, which had been heated many times before we arrived, washing the clothes, and drying the wet things by the stove for us.

几个姐姐妹妹忙着端上早已热了几遍的饭菜来，有的忙着为我们洗衣服、烤棉袄，好不忙乱。

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She also helped her mother and sister earn money by washing clothes for white people.

VOA: special.2010.03.28

As for that alleged disdain for soap, the statistics ignore the savon de Marseille, an unscented household soap used by many French people, especially southerners, for washing bodies as well as clothes.

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