纯正地道美语(外教讲解)274：修理工

　　A: The air conditioning is not working! We need to call a handyman before we start to fry in here!
B: Dan is on top of that. I think they are also getting the handyman to fix the bathroom toilet that keeps clogging² up.
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!
B: Yeah you are right.  This office is falling apart! Frank told me the other day that the gutters⁴ outside were clogged⁵ and that’s why the parking lot was flooded.
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.

　　air conditioning 空调
handyman n.勤杂工
on top of that 除此之外
clog¹ up 堵塞
wiring n.电线
fall apart 崩溃, 破碎
gutter³ n.排水沟
cut out 删去，减少

　　A: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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。
 

1 clog   

vt.塞满，阻塞；n.[常pl.]木屐

参考例句：

• In cotton and wool processing,short length fibers may clog sewers.在棉毛生产中，短纤维可能堵塞下水管道。
• These streets often clog during the rush hour.这几条大街在交通高峰时间常常发生交通堵塞。

2 clogging   

堵塞，闭合

参考例句：

• This process suffers mainly from clogging the membrane. 这种过程的主要问题是滤膜的堵塞。
• And you know that eyewitness that's been clogging up the airwaves? 你知道那个充斥着电视广播的目击证人？

3 gutter   

n.沟，街沟，水槽，檐槽，贫民窟

参考例句：

• There's a cigarette packet thrown into the gutter.阴沟里有个香烟盒。
• He picked her out of the gutter and made her a great lady.他使她脱离贫苦生活，并成为贵妇。

4 gutters   

（路边）排水沟( gutter的名词复数 )； 阴沟； （屋顶的）天沟； 贫贱的境地

参考例句：

• Gutters lead the water into the ditch. 排水沟把水排到这条水沟里。
• They were born, they grew up in the gutters. 他们生了下来，以后就在街头长大。

5 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。