Late that morning, when I was doing the housework, My husband phoned me from the office.
那天下午的晚些时候，当我正做家务时，我丈夫从办公室打来电话。
新概念英语第一册
Lesson 117 Tommy's breakfast
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 办公室;办公楼;问询处;重要官职;
💡 fac, fect, fic, fig, fea =make,do,表示”做,制作”
"The office was light and airy."
办公室又明亮又通风。
近义：organisation, organization, bureau, department, agency, entity
adj. 晚的，迟到的;时间不早的;已故的;原来的，之前的;临近终了的;
adv. 晚，迟;后期地;最近地;
💡 因丢三落(la)四而特(te)爱 迟到
"His parents won't allow him to stay out late."
他的父母不会允许他在外待得很晚。
近义：lagging, lingering, overdue, straggling, straggly, tardy
反义：prompt, timely, exact, antiquated, archaic, naff
n. 早晨;上午;黎明;早期，初期;
💡 摸领（谐音): 早晨起来摸一摸一衣领 早晨山(m)上或许(or)很宁(ning)静
"It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding."
婚礼的那天早上，我们家闹哄哄的。
近义：awakening, sunrise, dawn, daybreak, forenoon, matinal
反义：nighttime, nite, evening, night, nightly, nocturnal
n. 家务劳动;
"How much do men share housework and the care of the children?"
男人分担多少家务和照看小孩的工作？
近义：housekeeping, job, occupation, task, housewifery, chore
n. 丈夫;〈英〉管家;〈古〉节俭的管理人;船舶管理人;
vt. 节俭地使用;〈罕〉做…的丈夫;
💡 hus(house房子)+band(带子-绑):结婚被房子绑着的人- 丈夫 来自hussy (轻佻的女子)，和band (束缚)，由这两个单词拼缀而成
"She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements."
她觉得她的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。
近义：keep, maintain, save, spare, conserve, economise
反义：lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle, waste, dilapidate