社交生活篇：管道问题(1)

A: The plumbing¹ in my new apartment is not working.

B: I need you to tell me what the problem is.

A: The bathroom sink is stopped up.

B: Is the kitchen plumbing messed up also, or just the bathroom plumbing?

A: Just the bathroom plumbing seems to have a problem.

B: Did this just start happening, or has it been going on for a while?

A: Everything worked beautifully until a few hours ago.

B: Are you going to be home so I can come by and take a look at the problem?

A: I am not sure if I will be home later.

B: I will be coming by around 10 this morning. If you aren’t there, I’ll just use my key.

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n.水管装置；水暖工的工作；管道工程v.用铅锤测量（plumb的现在分词）；探究

参考例句：

• She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche. 她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。
• They're going to have to put in new plumbing. 他们将需要安装新的水管。 来自《简明英汉词典》