M: Hey, what’s that awful smell? /'ɔːfʊl/
（awful smell:难闻的味道→eg.:The weather today is awful.今天的天气很糟糕）
W: The toilet is broken in the men’s bathroom.
M: Wow, I can’t work when it smells this bad.
I need some fresh air.
W: OK. Let’s take a break and go out for a walk.
（take a break:休息一会儿）
Get your computer and we can work at a coffee shop.
M: Good idea. When do you think it'll be cleaned up?
（clean up:打扫，清理，把...弄干净）
W: A plumber is coming and he should be here soon. /'plʌmə/→b不发音
By the time we get back, the smell should be gone.
（by=not later than,at,before不晚于，在...之前）
问：Who is coming to fix the toilet? - 答：A plumber is coming to clean things up and fix the toilet.
A plumber is coming and he should be here soon.
M: That’s one job that I wouldn’t want.
I hate to be around bad smells
What about you?
W: Me too. I wouldn’t want to be a plumber
M: There are lots of jobs that I wouldn’t want.
W: We can talk about that later.
填空：Get your computer and let’s get out of here.
复述1：I can’t work when it smells this bad.
复述2：He can’t work because of the bad smell.
复述3：I wouldn’t want to be a plumber.:
跟读1：By the time we get back, the smell should be gone.
跟读2：The toilet is broken in the men’s bathroom.
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