Intermediate - Leaky Pipes and Faucets (C1353)

A:  李师傅,你来了!
Lǐ shīfu, nǐ lái le!
Mr. Li. You're here!
B:  嗯。什么东西坏了?
ng4. shénme dōngxi huài le?
Yeah. What's broken?
A:  厨房的下水管漏水了。
chúfáng de xiàshuǐguǎn lòushuǐ le.
The pipe in the kitchen under the sink is leaking water.
B:  哦,是阀门坏了。
ò, shì fámén huài le.
Oh, the valve is broken.
A:  还有,卫生间的水龙头关不上了。
háiyǒu, wèishēngjiān de shuǐlóngtou guānbushàng le.
Also, the faucet in the bathroom won't shut off all the way.
B:  我帮你换个新的吧。
wǒ bāng nǐ huàn ge xīn de ba.
I'll put a new one in for you.
A:  好。还有马桶也堵了。
hǎo. háiyǒu mǎtǒng yě dǔ le.
OK. Also, the toilet is backed up.
B:  哎呀,这东西可不能往马桶里扔,一扔就堵。
āiyā, zhè dōngxi kě bùnéng wǎng mǎtǒng lǐ rēng, yī rēng jiù dǔ.
Geez, you really can't throw these things in the toilet. They'll instantly clog it.
A:  呃,知道了。还有......
è, zhīdào le. háiyǒu......
Oh, OK. Also...
B:  哦,6点了,我下班了,别的明天再修吧。
ò, liù diǎn le, wǒ xiàbān le, bié de míngtiān zài xiū ba.
Oh, it's 6 o'clock. I'm off work. I'll fix the other things tomorrow.
A:  啊!
ǎ!
Ah!

Key Vocabulary

坏了huài leto be broken
厨房chúfángkitchen
下水管xiàshuǐguǎndrainage pipe
漏水lòushuǐto leak water
阀门fáménvalve
卫生间wèishēngjiānbathroom
水龙头shuǐlóngtoufaucet
关不上guānbushàngto be unable to shut off
huànto switch, to change
马桶mǎtǒngtoilet
congested
一......就......yī ... jiù ...as soon as...
xiūto repair

Supplementary Vocabulary

修理工xiūlǐgōngrepair person
物业wùyèproperty
保险丝bǎoxiǎnsīfuse wire
跳闸tiàozhátrip [electrical]
dēnglight

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