4、getting things fixed 修理物件
kim’s note:
this is also a very common situation facing everyone at sometime or another in their life.
a:mr. jones, this is bill, your tenant in 8c.
琼斯先生,我是比尔,你的8号c的房客。
b:hi. what’s up? nothing’s wrong i hope.
你好。有什么事吗?希望一切完好。
a:there are a few problems with the apartment. first, the faucet in the bathtub drips constantly.
我的房间有点毛病。首先,浴缸的水龙头老是滴水。
b:i’ll ask my plumber to come by and fix it tomorrow.
明天我让水管工来修理一下。
a:also, one of the burners on the stove doesn’t work.
还有,炉子上有一个炉头点不着火。
b:what’s the matter with it?
是什么毛病呢?
a:i can’t control the temperature. i think you’ll have to get an electrician.
我不能控制温度。我想得派一个电工来修一下才行。
b:i’ll see what i can do. is that everything?
我会看着办的。没有别的事了吧?
a:well, there’s one more thing. i can’t get a dial tone on the phone; it’s dead.
还有一点。我的电话没有拨音号,完全哑了。
b:i’m sorry, there’s nothing i can do about that. you’ll have to call the phone company.
对不起,这个我管不了。你得给电话公司打电话。
额外成就感
修理物件用语
broken 坏了;碎了
* the window in the bathroom is broken.
厕所里的窗户坏了。
* the lock on the front door is broken, the key won’t turn.
前门的锁坏了,钥匙转不动。
* how long has this faucet been broken?
水龙头坏了多久了?
cracked 破裂的,破碎的
* the kids broke the window; it’s cracked.
孩子们把窗户打碎了。
* that mirror cracked when they were installing it.
他们安装镜子的时候把它打碎了。
electrician 电工
* we need an electrician to fix our light switch.
我们需要一个电工来修理电灯开关。
* be sure the electrician you hire is qualified.
要保证你雇的电工合格。
plumber 水管工人
* a plumber can fix your bathroom.
水管工人可以修你的厕所。
* do you think you can fix it yourself or do i need to call a plumber?
你自己能修好它还是要我去叫个水管工来?