Dr. Plumber

Good afternoon! Did you call for a plumber?

下午好！是您叫的水管工吗？

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 leaking everywhere!

对对，是我叫的。快请进！您可算来了！这老房子快散架了！来，进浴室。您看，这儿，到处都在漏水！

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 blockage. That’s what’s making your toilet overflow.

明白了。让我瞧瞧。看来是马桶堵了，所以冲不下去。我拿皮搋子试试。不行，还是不行。我怀疑管道里有异物卡住了，这才导致马桶溢水。

Oh, that must be because of my four-year-old daughter. She is always flushing things down the toilet. You know how kids are.

哦，那肯定是我四岁女儿干的。她老爱往马桶里扔东西。您也知道，小孩子都这样。

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 problems in the future. I would also suggest fixing this faucet that isn’t shutting off properly. I could have it all finished by today if it’s urgent.

是啊，我家也有个小的。话说回来，这些水管锈得太厉害了，也该换了。这样水可能排不干净，以后更麻烦。我还建议修一下这个关不严的水龙头。要是着急的话，我今天就能全弄好。

That would be great! Is it expensive?

那太好了！贵不贵？

Let’s see... I would say about eight hundred dollars.

我看看……大概八百美元吧。

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

什么？我一天都挣不了这么多，我还是个心脏外科医生呢！