Upper-Intermediate - Designing the New Apartment 2 (D1352)

A: 老公,水电工来了,你跟他谈一下我们的方案。
lǎogong, shuǐdiàngōng lái le, nǐ gēn tā tán yīxià wǒmen de fāng'àn.
Honey, the plumbing and electrical guy is here. Have a talk with him about our plan.
B: 好的,这是我们的设计图纸。
hǎo de, zhè shì wǒmen de shèjì túzhǐ.
OK. This is a picture of our design.
C: 哎哟,我的妈呀,老板,你画的这是什么?
āiyōu, wǒ de mā ya, lǎobǎn, nǐ huà de zhè shì shénme?
Oh wow, boss, what have you drawn here?
B: 第一次画,比较乱。你有什么不明白的就问我。
dì yī cì huà, bǐjiào luàn. nǐ yǒu shénme bù míngbái de jiù wèn wǒ.
It's the first time I've drawn one. It's pretty messy. If there's anything you don't understand, just ask.
C: 厨房这里有个问题。灶台怎么不在抽油烟机下面?
chúfáng zhèlǐ yǒu ge wèntí. zàotái zěnme bù zài chōuyóuyānjī xiàmian?
There's a problem here with the kitchen. Why aren't the burners underneath the range hood?
B: 如果放在正下方的话,微波炉和电饭煲就没地方放了。我们的台面比较小。
rúguǒ fàng zài zhèngxiàfāng dehuà, wēibōlú hé diànfànbāo jiù méi dìfang fàng le. wǒmen de táimiàn bǐjiào xiǎo.
If we put them right underneath, there'll be no place to put the microwave and the rice cooker. We don't have much counter space.
C: 那抽油烟机的效果就不明显了,而且你还是个开放式厨房。
nà chōuyóuyānjī de xiàoguǒ jiù bù míngxiǎn le, érqiě nǐ hái shì ge kāifàngshì chúfáng.
Then the range hood will be less effective. And, you're doing an open-style kitchen.
B: 我们打算不用欧式的,买国产的,功率大。
wǒmen dǎsuàn bù yòng Oūshì de, mǎi guóchǎn de, gōnglǜ dà.
We're not planning on buying a European-style one. We're going to buy a domestically produced one. They're powerful.
C: 其实都差不多的。这样吧,在吊厨的下面做个架子,电饭煲放在台面上,微波炉就放在架子上。
qíshí dōu chàbuduō de. zhèyàng ba, zài diàochú de xiàmian zuò ge jiàzi, diànfànbāo fàng zài táimiàn shàng, wēibōlú jiù fàng zài jiàzi shàng.
Actually they're all pretty much the same. How about this, we'll put a shelf in under the cupboard. You can put the rice cooker on the counter and the microwave on the shelf.
B: 好办法!还是你们有经验。哦,对了,师傅,你看在餐厅这里增加一个插座可以吗?以后用电炉吃火锅的话比较方便。
hǎo bànfǎ! háishì nǐmen yǒu jīngyàn. ò, duì le, shīfu, nǐ kàn zài cāntīng zhèlǐ zēngjiā yī ge chāzuò kěyǐ ma? yǐhòu yòng diànlú chī huǒguō dehuà bǐjiào fāngbiàn.
Hey, that's a good idea. You guys really are experienced. Oh, that's right. Sir, do you think we could add an outlet in the kitchen here? If we want use a hot plate to eat hot pot, it'll be pretty convenient.
C: 可以。现在还没开始布线。
kěyǐ. xiànzài hái méi kāishǐ bùxiàn.
Sure. The wiring hasn't started yet.
A: 我觉得不好,会影响餐厅的整体感觉。到时候接插线板就好了嘛。
wǒ juéde bù hǎo, huì yǐngxiǎng cāntīng de zhěngtǐ gǎnjué. dào shíhou jiē chāxiànbǎn jiù hǎole ma.
I don't think that's a good idea. It will affect the overall feeling of the dining room. When we need to, we can just use a surge protector.
C: 这样,我帮你们把插座装在有窗户的这面墙上,平时窗帘垂下来,插座也就看不到了。
zhèyàng, wǒ bāng nǐmen bǎ chāzuò zhuāng zài yǒu chuānghu de zhè miàn qiáng shàng, píngshí chuānglián chuí xiàlái, chāzuò yě jiù kànbudào le.
How about this, I'll install the outlet on the wall with the window here. Usually the curtain will be hanging down and you won't be able to see the outlet.
B: 师傅,你可真有法子。
shīfu, nǐ kě zhēn yǒu fǎzi.
Sir, you really have a way with these things.
C: 那卫生间你们打算用连体马桶还是分体的?
nà wèishēngjiān nǐmen dǎsuàn yòng liántǐ mǎtǒng háishi fēntǐ de?
In the bathroom, are you planning on using a connected toilet, or a separated one?
A: 连体的。
liántǐ de.
A connected one.
C: 那淋浴房的位置要改一下。因为连体马桶长一点,淋浴房的门开起来会不方便。
nà línyùfáng de wèizhi yào gǎi yīxià. yīnwèi liántǐ mǎtǒng cháng yīdiǎn, línyùfáng de mén kāi qǐlái huì bù fāngbiàn.
Then we'll have to change the position of the shower room a bit. Because connected toilets are longer, opening the shower door might be a bit of a pain.
B: 好的,过会我们重新算一下淋浴房的尺寸。
hǎo de, guò huǐ wǒmen chóngxīn suàn yīxià línyùfáng de chǐcùn.
OK. In a bit we'll take the measurements for the shower room again.
C: 行,就这样吧,有问题再说。明天开始开槽布线。
xíng, jiù zhèyàng ba, yǒu wèntí zài shuō. míngtiān kāishǐ kāicáo bùxiàn.
All right, sounds good. If there's a problem we'll talk about it later. Tomorrow we'll start on the grooves for the wiring and then begin installing them.

Key Vocabulary

水电工 shuǐdiàngōng plumber and electrician
灶台 zàotái top of a range
抽油烟机 chōuyóuyānjī range hood
正下方 zhèngxiàfāng exactly underneath
微波炉 wēibōlú microwave oven
电饭煲 diànfànbāo rice cooker
台面 táimiàn counter top
效果 xiàoguǒ effect
明显 míngxiǎn obvious
开放式 kāifàngshì open-style
欧式 Oūshì European-style
国产 guóchǎn domestically produced
功率 gōnglǜ power
吊厨 diàochú cupboard
架子 jiàzi shelf
插座 chāzuò socket, outlet
电炉 diànlú hot plate
火锅 huǒguō hot pot
布线 bùxiàn wiring
整体 zhěngtǐ overall
插线板 chāxiànbǎn surge protector
chuí to hang down
连体 liántǐ connected
分体 fēntǐ separated
淋浴房 línyùfáng shower room
开槽 kāicáo to make a groove or channel

Supplementary Vocabulary

冲击钻 chōngjīzuàn impact drill
包工头 bāogōngtóu labor contractor
木工 mùgōng carpentry, carpenter
油漆工 yóuqīgōng painting, painter

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