社交生活篇：管道问题(3)

A: I am having some plumbing¹ problems and need them fixed².

管道有些问题，需要修理。

B: What exactly is wrong with the plumbing?

管理有什么问题？

A: The toilet flushes really slowly.

厕所冲水很慢。

B: Are there any problems with the plumbing in the kitchen?

厨房中的管道有问题吗？

A: Both the kitchen and the bathroom plumbing are messed up.

厨房和浴室的管道都一团糟。

B: How long have you had these problems?

这种状况多长时间了？

A: It has been going on for a while, but just started to get worse this morning.

有一阵子了，但是今天早晨更糟了。

B: I will send someone out to take a look at the problem. Will you be home this afternoon?

我会派人去检查下，今天下午你在家吗？

A: Yes, I will be home this afternoon.

是的，我在。

B: Fine. I will be there around 2:00. If someone is not there, I will use my key to get in.

我在下午2点左右到，如果没人在家，我就用万能钥匙进入你家。

1 plumbing   

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》

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。