纯正地道美语 第111期(外教讲解):Daily Life - Dr. P

A:   Good afternoon! Did you call for a plumber¹?

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 clogged², 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 blockage³. That’s what’s making your toilet overflow⁴.

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 rusty⁵, 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 faucet⁶ 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 overflowed⁷.

浴室溢水了。

flush v.冲洗，冲刷

The lavatory⁸ won't flush.

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
 

1 plumber   

n.(装修水管的)管子工

参考例句：

• 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。

2 clogged   

（使）阻碍( clog的过去式和过去分词 )； 淤滞

参考例句：

• 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。

3 blockage   

n.障碍物；封锁

参考例句：

• 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。

4 overflow   

v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出

参考例句：

• 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。

5 rusty   

adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的

参考例句：

• 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。

6 faucet   

n.水龙头

参考例句：

• 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。

7 overflowed   

溢出的

参考例句：

• 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》

8 lavatory   

n.盥洗室，厕所

参考例句：

• Is there any lavatory in this building?这座楼里有厕所吗？
• The use of the lavatory has been suspended during take-off.在飞机起飞期间，盥洗室暂停使用。