Pass me the small spanner.
把小扳手递给我。
Fixing the leaking tap修漏水的水龙头
A real Family dialogue: Fixing the leaking tap. 33 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的家庭对话：修漏水的水龙头。33 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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This one?
这个？
The other one. With the red handle.
另一个。红柄的。
Got it. What’s wrong with it?
拿到了。它怎么了？
The washer’s worn out.
垫圈磨坏了。
Is that why it drips at night?
所以晚上才滴水？
That’s exactly why.
正是。
I thought the house was talking.
我还以为房子在说话。
The house does talk. Mostly about water.
房子确实会说话。多半说水。
Should I turn it off first?
要先关水吗？
Good thinking. Under the sink.
想得对。水槽下面。
Left or right?
左还是右？
Right. All the way.
右。关到底。
It’s stiff.
很紧。
Use both hands. It’s old.
两只手。它老了。
Done. The dripping stopped.
好了。不滴了。
Now the tricky part.
现在难的部分。
What’s tricky?
哪里难？
This nut hasn’t moved in twenty years.
这颗螺母二十年没动过。
So we hit it?
那敲它？
We ask it nicely first.
先好好问它。
With what?
用什么问？
A little oil and a lot of patience.
一点油，很多耐心。
And if it still won’t move?
要是还不松呢？
Then we call the plumber and pretend we never tried.
那就叫水管工，假装我们没动过。
That’s cheating.
那是作弊。
That’s plumbing.
那叫水管工程。
It moved!
动了！
Half a turn. Now the rest by hand.
半圈。剩下的用手。
The new washer goes here?
新垫圈装这儿？
Flat side down. Nice and straight.
平面朝下。放正。
Can I turn the water back on?
我能把水打开吗？
Slowly. Always slowly.
慢慢开。永远慢慢开。
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Key words关键词
spanner扳手
washer垫圈
plumber水管工
valve阀门
Key phrases
A little oil and a lot of patience.
一点油，很多耐心。
A three-question check三道小题，检验一下
Match the meaning, then try the scene again.
01Question 1 of 3
Pass me the small spanner.
02Question 2 of 3
Now the tricky part.
03Question 3 of 3
Slowly. Always slowly.