★★★Desk Assembly?組裝,裝配

W：What's in that big box you are carrying?

M：It's a new desk.? I just bought it and now I have to put it together.? 91

? ?? ? ? ?? ?put?sth.?together?組裝…

W：Do you need any help?

M：No, I don't think so.?I just need to get my tools.?

? ? ? ?I'll need a?screwdriver(螺絲刀)?and maybe a?hammer.??我需要一把螺絲刀或者一把錘子 92

W：Don't forget to read the instructions.別忘了看說明書 86

? ?? ? ? ?? ?instructions?說明書；instruction?manual?說明書；

? ? ? ?How are things going?? 做的怎么樣??91

M：I'm almost finished. 我就快結束了 ? 89

W：Something doesn't look right to me.?那里看起來不對勁 80?

? ? ? The right side is higher than the left side. 右邊比左邊要高??81

M：Oh, you are right.?

? ? ? ?It looks like I put a couple of screws into the wrong places. 我好像把幾個螺絲釘放錯地方了

W：So now you'll have to?take it apart.?那么現在你得把它拆開

? ? ? ?? ? ? ??take?sth. apart?拆開某物?→e.g.??take?the?computer?apart?拆開電腦

M：Great.(諷刺的語氣) And I thought I was almost finished.我以為我快結束了

W：I told you to read the instructions.?Did you read them??我告訴過你要看說明書的，你看了嗎？

M：No, I didn't read them.?I hate to read instructions.?

? ? ? ?I looked at them, but they were confusing.我看了一下說明書，但是它們太難懂了

?? ? ? ?? ? ?confusing?不清楚的,令人費解的；?

W：Well, this is what happens when you don't.? 這就是當你不看說明書的時候會發(fā)生的事

? ? ? ?You were too impatient.? 你太沒有耐心了

? ?? ? ? ?? ?impatient 不耐心的；patient 耐心的

? ? ? ?Anyway, what can I do to help you???92? 不管怎樣，有什么是我能幫你做的呢？

M：Would you get another screwdriver and help me?unscrew(旋開)?some of these screws?你能再拿把螺絲刀幫我把這些螺絲擰下來嗎

? ? ? ?? ? ? ?unscrew?some of these screws?擰下其中的一些螺絲釘；unscrew?擰下,卸掉?→?un-(否定,缺乏,相反)+screw(用螺絲擰緊)

W：OK, but next time please read the instructions.好吧，但是下次請看看說明書