社交生活篇：停车场照明问题(3)

A: Could I speak with the property manager about a problem I had last night?

我能和物业经理说下我昨晚遇到的问题吗？

B: I am the property manager. What was the problem that you experienced?

我就是物业经理。你遇到了什么问题？

A: Have you noticed that the lighting¹ in the garage area is almost nonexistent?

你注意到停车库的灯几乎是不存在的吗？

B: Has this been a problem for you in the past?

过去这也给你带来了麻烦？

A: I just moved here recently, so I really don’t know how long it has been like this.

我刚搬到这儿，我不知道像这样有多长时间了。

B: Maybe some of the bulbs were burned out.

也许有些灯泡烧坏了。

A: All I know it that it feels very unsafe out there at night.

我只知道晚上在那里很不安全。

B: Do you really think it is that unsafe to have a few dark patches here and there?

有的地方没有灯，你认为这很不安全？

A: It is unsafe because a rapist could hide in there and attack women.

很不安全，因为抢劫的人能藏在那里，袭击妇女。

B: I will have the night manager look into it. Thank you for telling me about it.

我会让夜班经理去检查下。谢谢你为我们反映情况。

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。