【大家说英语】 第331期:洗手间大小事(1)

 　　Who cleans the bathrooms here? 这里的洗手间由谁来打扫？

　　The janitor¹ cleans them. Why? 是由看门人负责打扫的。怎么了？

　　The bathroom is dirty. And there aren't any paper towels. 这间洗手间很脏。而且里面都没有纸巾了。

　　I can leave a note for the janitor. 我可以给看门人留个便条。

　　Please do. I don't like a dirty bathroom. 麻烦你了。我不喜欢一间很脏的洗手间。

　　I can get some paper towels. 我可以去拿些纸巾来。

　　And please find some toilet paper. The bathroom also needs that. 另外请你找一些卫生纸来。洗手间也需要卫生纸。

　　Ben, are you OK? 本，你还好吗？

　　I'm not happy. I always take a shower in the morning. But today I couldn't. 我不高兴。我经常是在早上淋浴的。但是今天却不行。

　　Why not? Did you get up late? 为什么不行？你起晚了？

　　No. I didn't have any hot water! And I don't like cold showers. 不是。我没有热水！我不喜欢冷水浴！

　　So your water heater² isn't working? 那时你的热水器坏了？

　　No it's not. I need a new one. 是的。我需要一台新的了。

　　Here's your cellphone³, Linda. 你的手机在这里，琳达。

　　Oh, thank you! Where did you find it? 哦，谢谢！你在哪儿找到的？

　　In the bathroom. It was by the sink⁴. 在洗手间里。它就在水池旁边。

　　That's right! I washed my hands. I put my phone next to the sink. I didn't pick it up. 对了！我洗了手，然后把我的手机放在了水池旁边。结果忘了带走了。

　　Well, be careful. You don't want to lose it. 恩，小心点儿。你可不想丢了手机。

　　Right! I can't lose my cellphone! 没错！我可不能丢了我的手机！

1 janitor   

n.看门人，管门人

参考例句：

• The janitor wiped on the windows with his rags.看门人用褴褛的衣服擦着窗户。
• The janitor swept the floors and locked up the building every night.那个看门人每天晚上负责打扫大楼的地板和锁门。

2 heater   

n.加热器，火炉，加热之人

参考例句：

• If you are hot you can turn the heater down.如果你觉得热，你可以把暖气拧小。
• The heater is on a timer switch.加热器连在一个定时开关上。

3 cellphone   

n.手机

参考例句：

• This type of cellphone is on the way out.这种类型的手机即将过时。
• The cellphone is a useful tool.手机是很有用的工具。

4 sink   

n.接收端，沟渠，污水槽；v.下沉，使...低落，陷于

参考例句：

• During the journey, their boat began to sink.途中他们的小船开始下沉。
• Wood does not sink in water.木头在水中不会沉没。