慢速英语短文听力 湿滑的地面(2)

A Wet Kitchen Floor

湿滑的地面

The garbage disposal was old. It was leaking water. Eddie needed to replace it. He opened his toolbox. He took a screwdriver¹ out of his toolbox. The garbage disposal had three screws. He unscrewed the three screws. He took the garbage disposal out. He put it on the kitchen floor. He wanted to take it to the store. He wanted to buy a new one at the store. But there was a problem. The garbage disposal was connected to a cable. It was the electric cable. Eddie didn’t know much about electricity. He knew that electricity was dangerous. He knew that electricity could kill him. He put the garbage disposal back. He screwed in the three screws. He put tape over the electric switch on the wall. Now he could not turn on the garbage disposal. He called his landlord. He said she needed to replace the garbage disposal.

垃圾处理器老化了。它漏水了。艾迪需要换新的。他打开了工具箱。他从箱子里拿出了螺丝刀。垃圾处理器有三个螺丝。他把螺丝拧了下来。他将垃圾处理器拿了出来。将他放在厨房地面上。他想把它带到商店。他想在商店买个新的。但现在有个问题。处理器与缆线相连接。这是电缆。艾迪对电没有多少了解。他知道电很危险。他知道电能致命。他把处理器放回了原位。他把三个螺丝重新拧上。用胶条将墙上的电子开关粘上。现在处理器无法开启。他叫了房东。他说她需要更换处理器了。

1 screwdriver   

n.螺丝起子；伏特加橙汁鸡尾酒

参考例句：

• He took a screwdriver and teased out the remaining screws.他拿出螺丝刀把其余的螺丝卸了下来。
• The electric drill can also be used as a screwdriver.这把电钻也可用作螺丝刀。