地道英语对话：Explaining the Problem to the Plumber(2)

A: Thank you for coming so quickly.
B: No problem. What’s wrong?
A: A pipe in my apartment is leaking.
B: Where is the pipe?
A: The pipe is in my bathroom.
B: Can you tell me how long the pipe has been leaking?
A: The pipe has been leaking for a couple days.
B: You do realize that I will need to rip down your wall to get to the pipe, right?
A: Yes, I’m aware of that.
B: Is that all right?
A: I just need the problem fixed¹.
B: I’ll get started on it now.
 

1 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。