纯正地道美语 第111期(外教讲解):Daily Life - Dr. P（在线收听）

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

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 clogged, 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 blockage. That’s what’s making your toilet overflow.

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 rusty, 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 faucet 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 overflowed.

浴室溢水了。

flush v.冲洗，冲刷

The lavatory 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