英语博客：ESL Podcast 763 – Dealing with an Apartment Super

 　　George: Did you call the super about fixing the leaky faucet¹?

　　Louise: I called him on Monday, but I haven’t heard back yet.

　　George: Well, call him again. This window is stuck and it won’t close.

　　Louise: I’ll call him, but I think he’s avoiding our calls.

　　George: He’s the worst super we’ve ever had. He’s in charge of the maintenance² around this place, but instead, he hides out in his apartment. Whenever there’s a problem, he tells us he’s too busy to get to it right away. Too busy doing what, I’d like to know.

　　Louise: Maybe he is overworked. There are 25 units in this building, so it’s conceivable that he’s busy making repairs – somewhere.

　　George: That’s what he’s counting on, people like you who give him the benefit of the doubt. All the while he’s drinking coffee and reading the newspaper somewhere. Mark my words.

　　Louise: I’ll call him again. Maybe we’ll catch him in his apartment.

　　George: Save your energies.

　　Louise: Where are you going and what are you doing with that baseball bat?

　　George: I’m going to track down that super and bring him back here. Come hell³ or high water, he’s making those repairs – today!

　　Script⁴ by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 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。

2 maintenance   

n.维修，保养，扶养费，维持，保持

参考例句：

• His small farm provides maintenance,but not much more.他的小农场能使他们维持生活，但仅此而已。
• He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife.他必须给前妻赡养费。

3 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

4 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。