【租住公寓】要求房东修缮房屋-Asking the Landlord about Fixing a Problem

A: I'm having a problem.

B: What's the problem?

A: A pipe burst in my wall.

B: Is the pipe causing any water damage?

A: The water is causing mildew¹.

B: I can come fix the pipe sometime tomorrow.

A: Can I just call someone myself to fix it?

B: I don't think that would be a good idea.

A: You won't do it until tomorrow.

B: I guess you have a point.

A: So, I can call someone to fix it?

B: Go right ahead.

 

1 mildew   

n.发霉；v.（使）发霉

参考例句：

• The interior was dark and smelled of mildew.里面光线很暗，霉味扑鼻。
• Mildew may form in this weather.这种天气有可能发霉。