EP 0112Daily Life

Dr. Plumber

A

Good afternoon! Did you call for a plumber?

B

Yes, yes I did. Please come in! I’m so glad you came! This old house is falling apart! Come on into the bathroom. See, here, there’s water leaking everywhere!

A

I see. Let me have a look. It seems that your toilet is clogged, and that’s why it won’t flush. Let me just get my plunger. No, that’s not working either. I suspect that there’s some sort of foreign object in the pipes that’s causing a blockage. That’s what’s making your toilet overflow.

B

Oh, that must be because of my four-year-old daughter. She is always flushing things down the toilet. You know how kids are.

A

Yeah, I have a little one myself. Anyway, these water pipes are really rusty, so they also should be changed. That could be causing water to not drain completely; that might lead to more problems in the future. I would also suggest fixing this faucet that isn’t shutting off properly. I could have it all finished by today if it’s urgent.

B

That would be great! Is it expensive?

A

Let’s see... I would say about eight hundred dollars.

B

What? That’s more than I make in a day and I’m a heart surgeon!

核心词汇

clogverb

slowly forming a block in something

blockagecommon noun, singular

something that stops another thing from passing through

shut offverb

to cause a machine to stop operating

falling apartphrase

slowly break

leakverb

liquid or gas escaping from its containter through

plumbercommon noun, singular

plumber

flushverb

to cause water to clean a toilet

plungercommon noun, singular

a tool for unclogging toilets

suspectverb

have an idea about the reason for something

foreignAdjective

something that doesn’t belong

overflowverb

to flow over the edge of something

rustyAdjective

covered with a reddish brown color

drainverb

to remove liquid from something by letting it flow

faucetcommon noun, singular

a device that controls the flow that comes out of

shutting offverb

to cause a machine to stop operating

拓展词汇

pumpcommon noun, singular

a machine that moves liquid from one place to another

burstverb

break apart suddenly

tapcommon noun, singular

the part of the sink that water comes out of

appliancecommon noun, singular

an electric machine with a special purpose

floodverb

water coming into a place where it shouldn’t