大家说英语 第474期:垃圾清理工
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It is Monday. I'm waiting for a repairman at home. 今天是周一。我在家等候一位修理工。
My TV doesn't work. The repairman comes to my door. 我的电视出问题了。修理工来到了我的门外。
"Hello. My name is Larry," he says. "Are you Mr. E 1?" 他说道：“你好，我叫拉里。你是E先生吗？”
"Yes, I am. Can you fix 2 my TV?" I ask. “是的，我就是。你能修理我的电视机吗？”我问道。
"Yes! Where is the TV?" He asks. “可以！电视在哪里？”他问道。
"Please come in. The TV is in the living 3 room." I say. 我说：“请进。电视就在客厅里。”
He looks at the TV. He looks at things on the TV. 他看了看电视机。然后又看了看电视机上面的东西。
Then he asks me for some water. 然后他向我要了一些水。
I get some water and come back. 我倒了一些水，然后走了回来。
"Your TV is no good. And your DVD 4 player 5 isn't working, either," he says. 他说：“你的电视不能用了。并且你的DVD播放器也坏了。”
"Really?!" I ask. “真的吗？”我问道。
"Yes. Let's put them outside," he says. "They're garbage 6 now." 他说：“是的。我们把这些东西搬出去吧。它们现在是垃圾了。”
He carries the TV and DVD player outside. 他把电视机和DVD播放器拿了出去。
I pay 7 him, and he leaves 8. 然后我给了他钱，他就离开了。
But something is wrong. How can the TV and DVD player be garbage? 但是不太对劲。电视机和DVD播放器怎么会是垃圾呢？
That night, I wait outside. 那天晚上，我就在房外等。
The garbage man always comes on Tuesday night -- never Monday night. 垃圾清理工总是在周二晚上来，从来不会是在周一晚上。
At 9 p.m., the repairman comes back. He picks 9 up the TV. 晚上9点，那个修理工回来了。他搬起了电视机。
I stop him and say, "Are you the garbage man?" 我拦下了他，说道：“你是垃圾清理工吗？”
1 e
n.英语字母表的第5个字母；C大调音阶中的第三音
- The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2 fix
v.使...固定，修理，准备
- I'll try to fix it soon.我将尽快修理它。
- I'm going to stay behind and fix dinner.我会留下来安排晚餐。
3 living
adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计
- Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
- I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。
4 DVD
n.数码影碟(digital versatile disk)
- DVD systems are rapidly taking the place of videos.数字影碟设备正在迅速取代录像。
- This DVD player is damaged.这个DVD机坏了。
5 player
n.运动员，做游戏的人，选手，队员，比赛者；演员，演奏者，自动演奏装置，戏子
- She is our best player.她是我们最好的运动员。
- He is quite a good player.他是一个满不错的选手。
6 garbage
n.垃圾；费料
- Garbage pollutes our rivers and streams.垃圾使大小河流遭受污染。
- Have you taken the garbage out yet?你把垃圾扔掉了吗？
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