社交生活篇：垃圾处理系统（2）

A: Hello, Tom? This is Hannah in 4C.

B: Hi, Hannah. What can I do for you?

A: My garbage disposal went south.

B: Does it turn at all?

A: There is nothing but silence when I turn on the switch.

B: Did it die suddenly?

A: It started to make a weird¹ sound last week.

B: You didn't try to grind² up a dead body, did you?

A: No, that's against the law, isn't it? I only use it on soft food, maybe once a week.

B: Strange as it seems, a disposal should be run frequently.

A: Once a week might not be enough, huh?

B: There's a key that will turn it manually to loosen³ it up.

A: Even if I could find this key, I wouldn't know how to use it.

B: How about if I bring one over and show you how to use it?

A: Great, come on over, and teach me all about garbage disposal keys.

B: The key isn't a guarantee. I still might have to call a repairman.

A: It's no big deal to me if you can fix it or not.

B: Well, we don't want the food that's in there to start to smell bad, do we?

1 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

2 grind   

n.（常贬义）用功的学生，书呆子；vt.磨，磨碎

参考例句：

• Would you please grind a pound of coffee for me? 请给我磨一磅咖啡好吗？
• Do you find learning English a grind?你觉得学英语是一件苦差事吗？

3 loosen   

vt.放松，松开，解除（便秘等），放宽；vi.变松，松弛

参考例句：

• I must take some exercise and loosen up my muscles.我必须活动活动使肌肉放松些。
• The medicine may loosen your cough.这种药能减轻你的咳嗽。