修理

（上接 第一部分 ）

（一）英语中还能怎么表达“电器、车子等坏了”？我们来看看。

1. have got a problem :

例：

I've got a problem with my dishwasher. （我的洗碗机有点坏了。）

2. has had it : if you say that a machine has had it you mean that it is completely broken and cannot be repaired

例：

I'm afraid the stereo's had it. （这台音响可能已经坏到没法修了。）

3. be on the blink : if a piece of electrical equipment such as a television or washing machine is on the blink or on the fritz, it sometimes works and sometimes does not

备注：美式英语中常用 ''be on the fritz'' 。 ''blink'' 原意是“眨眼”或“灯忽明忽暗”， ''be on the blink'' 指“（电器）时好时坏”。 ''be on the blink'' 或 ''be on the fritz'' 常用于非正式的场合。

例：

My TV's on the blink again. （我家电视又时好时坏的了。）

go on the blink/fritz

The car's air conditioning went on the fritz just as we reached Dallas. （我们到达拉斯时，车上的空调变得时好时坏。）

4. temperamental : a machine, car etc. that is temperamental works some of the time but not all the time

备注： ''temperamental'' 常用于非正式的场合。 ''temperamental'' 原意是“喜怒无常的”，这里引申为“（电器）运转不正常”。

例：

Jo's car is very temperamental in the mornings. Sometimes it starts and sometimes it doesn't. （乔的车早上总是时好时坏的，有时启动不了。）

The only heating was from a temperamental iron stove in the center of each hut. （每个小屋中间有一个铁炉子，时好时坏的，屋子里取暖只能靠它。）

5. has gone : if you say that part of a machine, especially a car, has gone or is gone , you mean that it has stopped working properly

备注： ''has gone'' 常用于英式英语中，美式英语中常用 ''is gone'' 。

例：

I'm not sure what's wrong with my car - I think the clutch has gone. （我不知道车子哪坏了，我想可能是离合器出毛病了。）

If the gearbox is gone it'll cost you a fortune. （如果是变速箱坏了，那得花很多钱才能修好。）

"What's that noise?" "It sounds like the suspension's going." （ - 什么声音那么响啊？ - 听起来好像是悬架坏了。）

（二） 英语中“修理”，该怎么表达？

service : to examine a vehicle or machine, especially at fixed regular times, and repair it if necessary 保养、维护

例：

All our machinery is serviced regularly. （我们的机器都有定期保养。）

When was the plane last serviced? （这架飞机上次做维护是什么时候？）

have something serviced (=pay someone else to service it)

I'm having the car serviced next week. （我下周把车拿去保养。）  

"You should have your car serviced." "It isn't worth it. I hardly ever drive now." （ - 你该把车拿去保养保养了。   - 不用了，我基本不开，保养白花钱。）

补充： ''service'' 做名词时。

例：

We recommend an annual service for all central heating boilers. （我们建议中央供暖系统的所有锅炉要定期年检保养。）

My car's due for service - I'll book it into a garage next week. （我的车该做保养了，我预定了下周进厂。）