【生活英文】那些令人抓狂的生活问题！2 Conversations on Housing Problems!
家庭生活中经常会有各种各样的小问题发生，漏水啊、堵水啊，碰到这样的问题有人自己动手，但更多的人则需要找人求助。如果你生活中国外，该怎样用英文表达问题寻求帮助呢？
今天我们来学习两段对话，看看在这样的时候如何用英文寻求帮助。
你不在国外？也不要紧，想学英语的话，最重要的是自己制造情境，碰到不同的情境，也可试想如何用英文去表达，这对提高你的英文水平有非常大的帮助哦！
Dialogue 1:
A: Hello, is Maggie there?
B: This is she.
A: Hello, Maggie, this is the tenant of Apartment 5. I guess my kitchen sink is clogged up again, and so is the bathtub.
B: Alright, I'll send someone over tomorrow.
A: Uhm, I'd really appreciate it if you would send someone to fix it today. It's really a bother! I can't cook, or take a shower.
B: Fine, I'll be up in a few minutes.
A: Thanks. I appreciate it.
A：你好，请问麦吉在吗？
B：我就是。
A：你好，麦吉。我是5号公寓的租户。我想我的厨房水槽又堵住了，浴缸也是。
B：好的，我明天派人过去看看。
A：呃，如果你能现在就派人过来维修，我会很感激。真的很烦人的！我没法做饭，也洗不了澡。
B：好的，我一会儿就上去。
A：谢谢，非常感激。
【Useful Expressions实用表达】
1. kitchen sink
厨房水槽
2. clog
堵塞
3. send sb. over
派人过来
4. I’d appreciate it if…
如蒙……，我将非常感激。
5. bother
恼人的事物；讨厌的事物
6. I appreciate it.
我很感激。
Dialogue 2:
A: Why is there no water coming out when you turn on the faucet?
B: Not even a single drop?
A: Well, it's just drip, drip, drip. But that's still not water.
B: I don't know. Since last night water pressure has dropped to little more than a drip.
A: Did you call the apartment manager yet?
B: Yeah. I called her this morning and she said she'd send someone over.
A: But how long ago was it?
B: That was three hours ago!!!
A: That's outrageous! I just don't understand why they're not on top of this!
A：为什么水龙头打开没水啊？
B：一滴都没有？
A：嗯，就是滴、滴、滴，反正是没水出来。
B：我不知道。从昨晚起水压就降了很多，只能滴出水来。
A：你打电话给物业了吗？
B：是的，我今天早上给她打了电话，她说会派人来。
A：但那是多久前的事了？
B：三小时之前！
A：那太过分了！我真不明白他们为什么不解决这个问题！
【Useful Expressions实用表达】
1. turn on the faucet
打开水龙头
2. water pressure
水压
3. apartment manager
公寓管理人；物业经理
4. outrageous
过分的；不合情理的
5. on top of
处理；控制
We had a lot of work to do, but I think we're on top of it now.
我们有很多工作要做，但我想我们现在已经搞定了。
Now it's your time to open your mouth and practice! 张开嘴巴练起来！