地道英语对话：Noisy Neighbors(1)

A: Those neighbors of mine are so noisy!
B: Yes, I can hear them. What is that pounding sound?
A: I think that they are hammering nails to hang pictures.
B: How often do you hear them making noise?
A: They play their music really loud, and I can hear it.
B: Have you spoken to them about the noise problem?
A: No, I haven’t spoken with them about it.
B: What else do you hear that bothers you?
A: I hear a lot of plumbing¹ sounds, like the toilet flushing² and the dishwasher running.
B: If this continues, I would speak to the manager.
 

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 flushing   

脸红

参考例句：

• The police succeeded in flushing the criminal from their secret meeting place. 警察成功地把这名罪犯从秘密据点赶出来。
• He turned away embarrassed, his face flushing red. 他难为情地扭过头去，羞红了脸。