社交生活篇：停车场照明问题(2)

A: I had a problem last night in the parking¹ lot and would like to speak to the manager.

我昨晚在停车场遇到了问题，想和经理谈下。

B: This is the manager speaking. How can I help you?

我是经理，能为你做点什么？

A: I got out of my car in the parking area, and the area was not lit very well.

我从停车区的车里出来，那个区域照明很不好。

B: How long have you noticed this problem?

你注意到这个问题有多长时间了？

A: This is the first time that I noticed it.

这是我第一次注意到。

B: Maybe you were just parking in a shadowy area.

也许你只是停在阴影里了。

A: Regardless² of the cause, the problem needs to be taken care of.

无论原因是什么，应该解决问题。

B: I am not sure that having a few shadows here and there is such a problem.

我不确定有些地方有阴影就是不安全的。

A: It is unsafe because people can’t see where they are walking and could have an accident.

这很不安全因为人们看不见他们往哪儿走，会发生意外。

B: When it gets dark tonight, I will take a look. I appreciate your concern.

今晚天黑的时候，我去看看。谢谢你的关心。

1 parking   

n.停车，停机，停放

参考例句：

• A bus is parking on the road.路上停着一辆公共汽车。
• Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space.下一步你应该学会如何把车倒入停车的空地。

2 regardless   

adj.不留心的，不注意的；不管，不顾；adv.无论如何，不管怎样

参考例句：

• I protested,but she carried on regardless.我极力反对，但她仍一意孤行。
• I shall go regardless of the weather.无论天气好坏我都要去。