本期节目话题背景

最近，有同学问了这样一道题“Describe something that was broken in your home and then repaired”。聊到这个话题时，就不得不提到我曾经修理灯泡的经历。我曾经住在一套老旧的公寓里，这里厨房的灯泡坏了。原本我是不打算修理它的，但是太黑了，所以我还是修了，结果我反复修理了三回!到底发生了哪些故事?咱们一起来聊一聊吧!

1雅思口语Part 2 话题

Describe something that was broken in your home and then repaired

You should say:

What it is

How it was broken

How you got it repaired

And how you felt about it

2雅思口语Part 2话题参考文本

I remember I used to live in this old apartment and I had to fix the kitchen light three times. Basically, the apartment was very old and the light-bulb in the kitchen started to flicker. In the beginning, I decided not to fix it since I barely use the kitchen and even if I did, I could still see because it was summer. So this went on for three months and it finally got fried. And then it was winter and became dark very early, so I couldn’t see anymore.

But the problem was the kitchen light was a not just one bulb, it was a whole unit. I had to disassemble the ceiling unit to get to the light bulb.

After working out quite a bit of sweat, I finally removed the light bulb but to my surprise, it wasn’t a regular light bulb. It is one of those special light bulbs I had to order from JD. Then I placed an order on JD but the light bulbs were no longer in stock because it is an old model and I had to wait for like 3 weeks before finally receiving it. Then I put it on, reassembled the ceiling light unit, everything worked. I was happy but then it fried again after 3 weeks. So this happened two more times before I had to call the building maintenance. They told me there was nothing I can do about it unless I replace the kitchen light unit because the electric wiring was faulty for the whole kitchen. At the end, I bought a portable light and moved after 2 more years.

Words & expressions in this episode

1. flicker v./n. 闪烁;摇动;闪现

2. disassemble v. 分解;解开;拆开

3. in stock 库存;现存

4. reassemble v. 重新组装;重新装配