地道英语对话：Calling the Landlord to Report a Leak(1)

A: I have a problem.
B: What’s the problem?
A: A pipe burst in my ceiling.
B: Why do you think that?
A: There is water dripping¹ from my ceiling.
B: Is it causing a flood in your apartment?
A: No, but my carpet is getting wet.
B: How long has this water been dripping?
A: It only started leaking today.
B: I’ll have someone come down to fix it right away.
A: That’s great.
B: I apologize for the inconvenience.
 

1 dripping   

n.滴；滴下；滴下物；油滴v.（使）滴下( drip的现在分词 )；滴出；含有；充满

参考例句：

• Her face was dripping with sweat. 她脸上汗水淋淋。
• His hand was dripping blood. 他的手在滴血。 来自《简明英汉词典》