高频通用词 第 259 级 · 阅读短文

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A technician found work at an old water plant.一位技术员在老水厂找到了工作。 One morning he watched a gauge near the main pipe.一天早上，他注意到主管道旁的一个「仪表」。 The needle hardly moved, and the number was low.指针几乎不动，数字很低。 He knew that bad water can be toxic, so he felt uneasy.他知道，差的水可能「有毒」，他心里不安。

He began a slow probe along the pipe with a rod.他拿一根杆子，开始沿管道慢慢「探查」。 A sound came from one joint, and the pressure fell.一个接头处传来声音，压力降了下来。 He found a soft spot where waste began to embed in one chunk.他发现一处软点，污物成「块」地开始「嵌入」管道。 Something had cracked the joint's outer facet.还有东西把接头的「侧面」弄裂了。

At the onset of the leak, only a few drops fell.「开始」漏水时，只落下了几滴。 The old crew tried to merge two pipes with tape.老工人们想用胶带把两段管子「合并」。 The tape did not hold, and it began to slash the paint.胶带没撑住，开始「划伤」漆面。 A lever stood near the wall, and he used it carefully.墙边立着一根「杠杆」，他小心地使用它。

With one crude move he could not tempt the manager.靠一个「粗糙的」动作，他没法用省事的办法去「诱惑」经理。 They cut the bad piece out and set a new one in.他们把那一段坏的切掉，在原位装上一段新的。 Afterward he wrote one line for every worker.之后，他为每个工人写了一句。 Everyone drank safe water again, and he kept a rod.大家又喝上了安全的水，他把那根杆子留下了。