地道美語聽力播客876：修理設備

Repairing an Appliance

修理設備

Virginia: Hand me that screwdriver, will you?

佛吉尼亞：把螺絲刀遞給我，好嗎?

Alonso: Don’t tell me you’re trying to fix that dryer yourself. We need to call in an authorized repairman or repairwoman.

阿朗索：不要告訴我你要自己修理那個干燥劑。我們需要給專業(yè)修理工打電話。

Virginia: Do you have any idea what they’ll charge?

佛吉尼亞：你知道他們會收多少錢嗎?

Alonso: All right, then I’ll call a handyman and see if he knows anything about fixing dryers.

阿朗索：好吧，到時候我會給雜物工打電話，看看他是否知道關于修理干燥機的事情。

Virginia: If he doesn’t, he might make matters worse. I think it’s just a matter of clearing a clog or replacing a worn component.

弗倫尼亞：如果他不知道的話，事情會更糟糕。我覺得只是清理堵塞或者更換一個破舊組件的事。

Alonso: Yes, but which one? We should just upgrade to a newer model.

阿朗索：是的，但是要哪個啊?我們應該升級到一個新的模型。

Virginia: This dryer does not need to be replaced. It’s not that old.

弗倫尼亞：沒有必要換新的干燥機。這臺還不舊呢。

Alonso: But it’s been on the fritz on and off for a year.

阿朗索：但它已經壞了一年了。

Virginia: I don’t want to throw out a perfectly good appliance just because of a minor problem.

弗倫尼亞：但是僅僅因為一個小問題，我不想扔掉一臺這么好的設備。

Alonso: Well, this “minor problem” is the reason I had to walk to work in damp clothes this morning.

阿朗索：就是因為這個小問題，我今天早上要穿著這身濕衣服走著去上班。

Virginia: That wasn’t so bad, was it?

弗倫尼亞：有沒有那么糟糕，對嗎?

Alonso: In the middle of winter?! You try walking with icicles in the most uncomfortable places!

阿朗索：這是嚴冬啊!你試試在最不舒服的地方穿著冰柱呆著。