纯正地道美语 第111期(外教讲解):Daily Life - Dr. P
时间：2019-02-05 作者：英语课 分类：纯正地道美语
A: Good afternoon! Did you call for a plumber 1?
B: Yes, yes I did. Please come in! I’m so glad you came! This old house is falling apart! Come on into the
bathroom. See, here, there’s water leaking everywhere!
A: I see. Let me have a look. It seems that your toilet is clogged 2, and that’s why it won’t flush. Let me just get
my plunger. No, that’s not working either. I suspect that there’s some sort of foreign object in the pipes that‘s
causing a blockage 3. That’s what’s making your toilet overflow 4.
B: Oh, that must be because of my four-year-old daughter. She is always flushing things down the toilet. You know
how kids are.
A: Yeah, I have a little one myself. Anyway, these water pipes are really rusty 5, so they also should be changed. That
could be causing water to not drain completely; that might lead to more problems in the future. I would also suggest
fixing this faucet 6 that isn’t shutting off properly. I could have it all finished by today if it’s urgent.
B: That would be great! Is it expensive?
A: Let’s see... I would say about eight hundred dollars.
B: What? That’s more than I make in a day and I’m a heart surgeon
词汇注释：
fall apart 崩溃, 瓦解, 破裂, 破碎
Everything's falling apart; the whole system needs jacking up.
一切都乱了，整个系统有待整顿。
leak v漏，渗漏
The roof leaks; it lets the rain comes in.
房顶漏了，雨漏进来了。
clog vt.塞满，阻塞
The pipes were clogged with rubbish.
管子里塞满了脏物。
plunger n. 马桶搋子
suspect v. 怀疑, 猜想
He's a prime suspect in the murder case.
他是这次谋杀案的主要怀疑对象
foreign a.外来的
blockage n. 阻塞；堵塞
overflow 使溢出； 使泛滥
The bath overflowed 7.
浴室溢水了。
flush v.冲洗，冲刷
抽水马桶不灵。
rusty a.生锈的；荒疏的
drain vt. 排出；流掉
The water drained away slowly.
水排得很慢。
faucet n.水龙头
shut off 切断(水等)，关掉，(使)停止运转
- Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？
- The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。
- The narrow streets were clogged with traffic. 狭窄的街道上交通堵塞。
- The intake of gasoline was stopped by a clogged fuel line. 汽油的注入由于管道阻塞而停止了。
- The logical treatment is to remove this blockage.合理的治疗方法就是清除堵塞物。
- If the blockage worked,they could retreat with dignity.如果封锁发生作用，他们可以体面地撤退。
- The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
- After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。
- The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
- I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。
- The faucet has developed a drip.那个水龙头已经开始滴水了。
- She turned off the faucet and dried her hands.她关掉水龙头，把手擦干。
- Plates overflowed with party food. 聚会上的食物碟满盘盈。
- A great throng packed out the theater and overflowed into the corridors. 一大群人坐满剧院并且还有人涌到了走廊上。 来自《简明英汉词典》