地道英语对话：Threatening not to Rent(1)

A: Do you like the apartment so far?
B: I see a problem.
A: What’s the problem?
B: I noticed that the faucet¹ in the kitchen is leaking.
A: That’s no big deal.
B: It’s going to be a problem when my water bill comes.
A: What do you want me to do about it?
B: I would like you to fix the problem.
A: I won’t be able to do that right now.
B: Well, I won’t be able to rent the apartment until the problem is fixed².
A: Fine, I’ll have it fixed for you.
B: I’m happy that we’ve come to an agreement.
 

1 faucet   

n.水龙头

参考例句：

• The faucet has developed a drip.那个水龙头已经开始滴水了。
• She turned off the faucet and dried her hands.她关掉水龙头，把手擦干。

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。