英语情景对话-Home Inspection(3)

A: I came in to see how my home inspection¹ went.
B: First of all, I need to share what the purpose of a home inspection is. Do you understand what I was doing there?
A: I had a home inspection before, but didn’t really understand it.
B: I help you spot potential problems with the home before you purchase it.
A: The owner said that the roof had leaked, but that he got it fixed² last month.
B: Sellers aren’t really all that objective. They may have gotten used to a leaky faucet³, but it is still broken.
A: Are the sellers responsible for fixing the problems with the house?
B: The owners may wish to pay to have the problems fixed, or maybe the price of the house can be reduced.
A: Did you find a lot of things wrong during the home inspection?
B: The house has a very outdated⁴ electrical system. Many of the switches and outlets⁵ do not work and are unsafe.

 

1 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

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。

3 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。

4 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

5 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》