社交生活篇：向房东报告漏水(1)

A: I have a problem.

我遇到问题了。

B: What’s the problem?

什么问题？

A: A pipe burst in my ceiling.

天花板中的一个水管裂了。

B: Why do you think that?

你为什么那么想？

A: There is water dripping¹ from my ceiling.

有水从天花板滴落下来。

B: Is it causing a flood in your apartment?

这导致你的公寓有很多积水？

A: No, but my carpet is getting wet.

没有，但是我的地毯正在变湿。

B: How long has this water been dripping?

滴水多长时间了？

A: It only started leaking today.

今天才开始漏水。

B: I’ll have someone come down to fix it right away.

我会派人马上去修理。

A: That’s great.

那很好。

B: I apologize for the inconvenience.

抱歉给你带来不便。

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》