时间:2019-01-23 作者:英语课 分类:2015年ESL之日常生活


英语课

Assembling Furniture 


Armand: Did you know that this nightstand required assembly when you bought it? 


Suzanne: The box said that it required simple assembly. I guess what’s simple to them isn’t simple to us. 


Armand: You can say that again. These instructions aren’t in English, there are no diagrams showing how the parts fit together, and we seem to be missing parts. I also question the quality. It’s mainly made of particleboard and plywood. Do you think we should return it? 


Suzanne: No, let’s just keep it and do the best we can. 


Armand: That’s hard to do when there seems to be a design flaw with the drawers. The pieces don’t fit together as they should. These nails are also bent 1 and these screws look defective 2


Suzanne: It’s not looking good, is it? I also bought this because I thought everything could be assembled using Allen wrenches 3, but it looks like we’ll actually need a hammer, screwdriver 4, and maybe a drill. 


Armand: Well, let’s see what we can do. If we don’t have the right tools or parts, I have a solution. 


Suzanne: What? 


Armand: Duct tape. 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
adj.有毛病的,有问题的,有瑕疵的
  • The firm had received bad publicity over a defective product. 该公司因为一件次品而受到媒体攻击。
  • If the goods prove defective, the customer has the right to compensation. 如果货品证明有缺陷, 顾客有权索赔。
n.一拧( wrench的名词复数 );(身体关节的)扭伤;扳手;(尤指离别的)悲痛v.(猛力地)扭( wrench的第三人称单数 );扭伤;使感到痛苦;使悲痛
  • NEVER use wrenches or other persuaders to operate the valve. 禁止使用扳手或其它强制性工具来操作阀门。 来自互联网
  • Thus, torque wrenches should be used for tightening DISS connections. 因此,应该使用转矩扳手来上紧DISS接头。 来自互联网
n.螺丝起子;伏特加橙汁鸡尾酒
  • He took a screwdriver and teased out the remaining screws.他拿出螺丝刀把其余的螺丝卸了下来。
  • The electric drill can also be used as a screwdriver.这把电钻也可用作螺丝刀。
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