社交生活篇：停车场照明问题(1)

A: I would like to speak with the manager about some safety concerns.

我想和经理谈下安全问题。

B: This is the manager. What can I do for you?

我是经理，我能为你做些什么？

A: I was parking my car last night in the garage area, and it was very dark out there.

我昨晚在车库停车，那里特别黑。

B: Is this the first time you noticed this?

这是你第一次注意到吗？

A: The lighting¹ has always been bad, but it seems to be getting worse.

照明不好，但变得更不好。

B: We are trying to save electricity, so we put in new energy-saving bulbs. Maybe that was the problem.

我们在圣殿，于是用新的节能灯泡。可能这就是问题所在。

A: Whatever the problem is, it needs to be fixed².

无论问题是什么，都需要解决。

B: Why do you feel this is so unsafe?

为什么你感到这很不安全？

A: It is unsafe because it allows people to hide in there and jump people and rob them.

这不安全，因为坏人可以隐藏在暗处，然后跳出来抢劫。

B: I will go out there after dark and check it out. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

天黑后我会去那里看看。谢谢你的提醒。

1 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。