Washing clothes
小李的脏衣服已经很多了，需要洗一洗。Xiaoli's dirty clothes were already very many, so she needed to wash them.
她把所有的衣服都放进洗衣机里。She put all the clothes into the washing machine.然后，她加了洗衣粉和水。Then, she added laundry detergent and water.小李按了开始按钮，洗衣机就开始工作了。Xiaoli pressed the start button, and the washing machine began to work.
洗衣机发出了嗡嗡的声音，开始洗衣服。The washing machine made a buzzing sound and began washing the clothes.小李等了三十分钟，洗衣机终于停了。Xiaoli waited for thirty minutes, and the washing machine finally stopped.她打开洗衣机，发现衣服都变得很干净了！She opened the washing machine and found that all the clothes had become very clean!
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