285 Handyman

 A:The air conditioning is not working! We need to call a handyman before we start to fry in here!                                                                                                                                                                               
 B:Dan is on top of that. I think they are also getting  the handyman to fix the bathroom toilet that keeps  clogging up.                                                                                                                                                        
 A:That would be convenient. They might as well ask him to fix the electrical wiring. The circuit breakers  keep going out all the time. It’s really annoying!                                                                                                                   
 B:Yeah you are right. This office is falling apart! Frank told me the other day that the gutters outside were clogged and that’s why the parking lot was flooded.                                                                                                               
 A:I know! I was in ankle deep water trying to get to my car that day! The handyman definitely has his work cut out for him.                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 handyman 勤杂工 ; 杂活工 ; 善于做室内外杂活的人                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 clogging 阻塞，堵塞 ; 阻塞了的 ; clog的现在分词  [ˈklɑːɡɪŋ]                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 electrical wiring 电线 ; 布线 [ˈwaɪərɪŋ]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 circuit breakers 断路器 ; 断路开关    /ˈsɜːrkɪt ˈbreɪkərz/                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 falling    英: ['fɔ:lɪŋ]     v.下降；跌倒；落下；跌落                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 gutters 天沟 ; 檐沟 ; 阴沟 ; 路旁排水沟   /ˈɡʌtərz/    楼roof  keep water                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 flood /ˈflʌdɪd/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 be  on top of that :  make sure that something is done                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 might as well 只好;也无妨 ; 和…一样 he can also do something else.                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 work cut out for him:  it means that he has a lot of work to do.   cut out for you  : a lot of work for you                                                                                                                                                                     
  generalist 通才 ; 多面手 ; 全才                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 plumbing [ˈplʌmɪŋ]    n.（建筑物的）管路系统；水暖工的工作     v.“plumb”的现在分词                                                                                                                                                                                              
 heavy [ˈhevi]    adj.重的；沉的；比一般严重的；大而结实的     n.保镖；打手；烈性啤酒；（尤指）苦啤酒     adv.同“heavily”                                                                                                                                                        
  a jack of all trades 万事通 ; 博而不精的人  [treɪdz]行业                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 odd [ɑd]    adj.奇怪的；怪异的；反常的                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 sew    美: [soʊ]    v.缝；缝制；缝补；做针线活                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Like for example, a very well known trade is a cobbler, a person that makes shoes.                                                                                                                                                                                              
 cobbler    美: [ˈkɑblər]    n.酥皮水果馅饼（或肉饼）；修鞋匠；胡说；废话                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 blacksmith    美: [ˈblækˌsmɪθ]    n.铁匠；打铁工人；