不見的襪子都去哪了？ Where do missing socks go?

9 句 · 程度 A2 · 英文在上、中文在下。

Where do all the single socks go after laundry day?
洗完衣服後，那些落單的襪子都去哪了？
You put in a pair, but only one comes out.
你放進去一雙，結果只出來一隻。
Sadly, there's no parallel universe for socks.
很可惜，襪子並沒有平行宇宙。
Small socks can get stuck inside the rubber seal of the washing machine.
小襪子可能會卡在洗衣機的橡膠密封圈裡。
Some stick to other clothes because of static, and get lost in a drawer.
有些因為靜電黏在別的衣服上，結果消失在抽屜裡。
And many simply fall on the way to the laundry basket.
還有很多只是在拿去洗衣籃的路上掉了。
So when a friend complains about laundry, try this line:
所以當朋友抱怨洗衣服時，試試這句：
My washing machine eats one sock every week. It must be hungry!
我的洗衣機每週都吃掉一隻襪子，它一定很餓！
Now you say it. How many lonely socks do you have?
換你說說看。你有幾隻落單的襪子？