时间:2018-12-12 作者:英语课 分类:情景英语口语100主题


英语课

16 household appliances

words
gadget 1 device music centre speaker tv set dvd player microwave iron switch socket 2 battery
plug in / out extensive lead wire electric toothbrush electric shaver sewing machine hair drier vacuum cleaner fan press run on (batteries) break function telephone button repair fix
phrases
stop working
keep breaking (down)
make a noise
(not) work properly
Something wrong with(it)
Out of order

Beginner
A: good morning. I understand that you’ve got a problem with your washing machine. I’m from the repair company.
B: excellent. Come in please. The washing machine is in the bathroom upstairs. It keeps breaking down.
A; when did it first break down?
A: about ten days ago. I’ve tried to use it since then. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. it’s very frustrating 3.
B: is it still under warranty 4. If it is and I can’t fix it, it would be quicker and easier to exchange it for a new one.
A: yes, it’s still under warranty. Over the last few weeks, it’s also been making a high-pitch noise when it’s in use.
a: ok. I’ll start by looking at the motor. I’ll just unplug it and take a look inside the machine…..oh, yes. There’s the problem. It’s quite simple. I’ll sort it out in a few minutes.
b: what’s wrong with it?
A: part of the motor is loose. I can put it back in place quite easily.
B: that’s great. Thanks very much. Would you like a cup of tea or coffee?

Intermediate 5
A: so, you friend’s getting married on Saturday. What have you bought her as a wedding gift. I find is so hard to choose the right gift.
B: my friend and her fiancé had a really good idea. They have cut out pictures from catalogues and pasted them in a notebook. The picture are of things they want. People sign their name by the item they will buy.
A; that’s clever! Then everyone knows that they are buying something the couple really want and there’s no chance of two people buying the same gift. What things were in the notebook?
B: most of the things were household appliance. You know, everything from an iron through a vacuum cleaner to a cooker. I think it’s an excellent way for everyone who knows the couple to help them set up home.
A: so , what did you get them?
B: I bought a sewing machine. I know that my friend likes making her own clothes, but her current sewing machine is quite old and has some problems.
A: what’s wrong with is?
B: she says that after several years of use, it’s not working properly. When she uses it, it makes a funny noise.
A: household appliance don’t seem to last for a long time nowadays.
B: I think it’s because the manufactures are constantly bringing out new models. Because they know that we will buy the new models, the appliances don’t need to last more than five or ten years at most



1 gadget
n.小巧的机械,精巧的装置,小玩意儿
  • This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。
  • She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。
2 socket
n.窝,穴,孔,插座,插口
  • He put the electric plug into the socket.他把电插头插入插座。
  • The battery charger plugs into any mains socket.这个电池充电器可以插入任何类型的电源插座。
3 frustrating
adj.产生挫折的,使人沮丧的,令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧
  • It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间,真令人懊恼。
  • It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 warranty
n.担保书,证书,保单
  • This warranty is good for one year after the date of the purchase of the product.本保证书自购置此产品之日起有效期为一年。
  • As your guarantor,we have signed a warranty to the bank.作为你们的担保人,我们已经向银行开出了担保书。
5 intermediate
adj.中间的,居间的,中级的;n.中间体,媒介物
  • This country is now at an intermediate stage of development.这个国家目前正处于发展的中间阶段。
  • Gray is intermediate between black and white.灰色介于黑色和白色之间。
学英语单词
a gemini
amphimorula
anthraquinonoids
anulus tympanicus
arsenic trisulfide substrate
Atkalization
aviso boat
avocatives
b-models
bar electrode
bow-front
cannelure
cattle on the hoof
chapitele
chile pines
Christ the Redeemer
cinecolo(u)r
CLOBs
complementary position
concertolike
confirmed sample
countertext
decay fraction
diaminuria
dineth
discriminant of a simple algebra
equal-errors size
fear of falling
file alloy
focage
freeruns
front arch furnace
front-mounted radiator
fullbore
gaminara
genus kiggelarias
give and take system
gonadotherapy
helium spot
hems and haws
howler monkeys
hydroalcoholic tincture
Ibitinga, Represa
individual activities
intermediate stopping station
intersertal structure (texture)
Itegem
lig. apicis dentis
ligamenta metacarpea palmarial
list of tools
Maldah(Malda)
marginate
mercury-news
Montreal Lake
Noctua
oxidation agent
paper chains
partial light bath
permanent stabilizer
phaseinverter
plug flow backmixing
port moresbies
precised
predeceasing
presalt(ing)
pseudocercospora spilosticta
public loan redemption by purchase
pumpkin vine
pyriformis m.
remit
resting form
restitutive sanction
restorer pulses
rise like a phoenix from its ashes
Roegneria altissima
sales call norms
Salural
Scurrula phoebe-formosanae
shale tar still
simonneau
sink something into something
stacking unit
Sunigaon
superbo
switchcrafts
synchro-torque receiver
tab controls
the cavalry
the other side of the shield
theobromineacetic acid
theories-of-finance
theowdom
traumatic synovitis
ultra virse acts
ultramicroscopy
UNCURK
unprostitute
voltage, working
waster-ash (fraxinus caroliniana mill.)
weleda
wheel-rail relation
with never see 40 again