速成英语口语第二册 Lesson24:Maybe the showerhead needs replacing

Unit 13 Conversation 2

单元十三　对话二

Maybe the showerhead needs replacing.

淋浴喷头可能需要更换了。

A: Paul, something's wrong with the shower. It won't turn off completely. It keeps dripping.

保罗，那个淋浴出了一些问题，它不能完全被关上。一直保持滴水。

B: Yeah? Maybe the showerhead needs replacing?

是吗？或许淋浴喷头需要更换吧？

A: OK. Can you take a look at it? You could change shower head.

好的，你能看看它吗？你可以换个淋浴喷头。

B: Me? Oh, no. I'm not a plumber¹. I don't even know what's wrong with it.

我？哦，不。我不是一个水管工，我甚至不知道它怎么了。

A: But you're always so good when the TV needs to be fixed². I mean when the screen needs adjusting.

但是当电视需要修理的时候你一直做得这么好。我的意思是当屏幕需要调整时。

B: Yeah, well, that's an emergency!

是的，嗯，那是一个紧急情况！

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 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。