不见的袜子都去哪了？ 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?
洗完衣服后，那些落单的袜子都去哪了？
You put in a pair, but only one comes out.
你放进去一双，结果只出来一只。
Sadly, there's no parallel universe for socks.
很可惜，袜子并没有平行宇宙。
Small socks can get stuck inside the rubber seal of the washing machine.
小袜子可能会卡在洗衣机的橡胶密封圈里。
Some stick to other clothes because of static, and get lost in a drawer.
有些因为静电黏在别的衣服上，结果消失在抽屉里。
And many simply fall on the way to the laundry basket.
还有很多只是在拿去洗衣篮的路上掉了。
So when a friend complains about laundry, try this line:
所以当朋友抱怨洗衣服时，试试这句：
My washing machine eats one sock every week. It must be hungry!
我的洗衣机每周都吃掉一只袜子，它一定很饿！
Now you say it. How many lonely socks do you have?
换你说说看。你有几只落单的袜子？