春节之"大扫除" | A thorough clean of the house

People exert all their energies / to carry out a thorough clean of the house / before Chinese New Year. They do such household chores / as sweeping, mopping, washing, and so on. The house is rid of the old year's dust / and is prepared for taking in the fortune / of the New Year.

人们竭尽全力在春节前给房子来个彻底大扫除。他们做诸如扫地、拖地、洗衣服等家务。房子除去了旧年的灰尘，准备迎接新年的好运。

【语料裂变】

exert all one’s energies to… 竭尽全力…

Despite nearly being killed, he still exerted all his energies to solve the case.

尽管差点儿被杀，他还是竭尽全力破案。

carry out 实行；执行

He tried to carry out the plan when everyone seemed to be against him.

大家似乎都在反对他，但是他还是要努力执行计划。

household chores 家务；家庭杂活

Rich American parents, it seems, try to toughen up their children by making them do household chores.

富有的美国父母似乎试图通过让孩子做家务来锻炼孩子的意志。

rid A of… 让A摆脱…

A is rid of… A摆脱了…/…从A那里被除掉

Further measures will be taken to rid our streets of crime. 

将采取进一步的措施来防止街头犯罪。