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A：The air conditioning is not working! We need to call a handyman before we start to fry in here!  

空调不工作了。我们开始在这里工作前，我们得给修理工打电话。

B：Dan is on top of that. I think they are also getting the handyman to fix the bathroom toilet that keeps clogging up.  

除此之外。我想他们也得让修理工修下卫生间的马桶，马桶总是堵塞。

A：That would be convenient. They might as well ask him to fix the electrical wiring. The circuit breakers keep going out all the time. It’s really annoying!  

那样就方便多了。他们也许会让修理工装好电线。总是发生短路。真烦人。

B：Yeah you are right. This office is falling apart! Frank told me the other day that the gutters outside were clogged and that’s why the parking lot was flooded.  

你说得对。这个办公室正在一点点瓦解。有天Frank告诉我排水沟堵了，那就是停车场经常被淹的原因。

A：I know! I was in ankle deep water trying to get to my car that day! The handyman definitely has his work cut out for him.  

我知道。那天我在齐脚深的水中试图发动车子。修理工肯定偷懒了。

注释：

air conditioning 空调

handyman n.勤杂工

on top of that 除此之外

clog up 堵塞

wiring n.电线

fall apart 崩溃, 破碎

gutter n.排水沟

cut out 删去，减少