英语播客EnglishPod 334

 A:    Good afternoon! Did you call for a plumber¹?

 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 leak-
        ing 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 blockage². That’s what’s
        making your toilet overflow³.

 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  prob-
        lems in the future. I would also suggest fixing this
       faucet⁴ 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 dol-
        lars.

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

1 plumber   

n.(装修水管的)管子工

参考例句：

• Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？
• The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。

2 blockage   

n.障碍物；封锁

参考例句：

• The logical treatment is to remove this blockage.合理的治疗方法就是清除堵塞物。
• If the blockage worked,they could retreat with dignity.如果封锁发生作用，他们可以体面地撤退。

3 overflow   

v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出

参考例句：

• The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
• After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。

4 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。