地道英语对话：Poor Area Lighting(1)

A: I would like to speak with the manager about some safety concerns.
B: This is the manager. What can I do for you?
A: I was parking my car last night in the garage area, and it was very dark out there.
B: Is this the first time you noticed this?
A: The lighting¹ has always been bad, but it seems to be getting worse.
B: We are trying to save electricity, so we put in new energy-saving bulbs. Maybe that was the problem.
A: Whatever the problem is, it needs to be fixed².
B: Why do you feel this is so unsafe?
A: It is unsafe because it allows people to hide in there and jump people and rob them.
B: I will go out there after dark and check it out. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
 

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。

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。