Could you sort it out tonight, please? 可以請你今晚處理嗎

對話
Mark：Hello, is this Paul? It's Mark, your tenant.
馬克： 你好，請問是保羅嗎？我是你的房客，馬克。
Paul：Hello, Mark, what can I do for you?
保羅：馬 克，你好。請問需要什麼幫忙嗎？

Mark：The water heater doesn't seem to be working. Could you get someone to take a look at it for me?
馬克：熱水器好像故障了。你可以請人來幫我看一下嗎？
Paul：Well, I'm a bit busy today. Can you wait until tomorrow?
保羅：嗯，我今天有點忙。你可以等到明天嗎？
Mark：It's absolutely freezing here, and we have no hot water. Could you sort it out tonight, please?
馬克：這裡冷到不行，而且我們沒有熱水可以用。可以請你今晚處理嗎？
Paul：OK, I'll see what I can do.
保羅：好，我來想辦法看要怎麼處理。

本篇關鍵句

◎Could you sort it out tonight, please?
可以請你今晚處 理嗎？
在外面租房子，偶而會遇到問題需要房東儘快處理。下列是常用句子：
例：There is a leak in our ceiling. Can you take care of it as soon as possible?（我們的天花板漏水。你可以儘快處理嗎？）
例：Our washing machine is out of order. Can you send someone to take a look at it as soon as you can?（我們的洗衣機壞了。你可以儘快請人來看看嗎？）
be out of order （機器）故障

關鍵字彙與片語

◎tenant n.房客
landlord n.房東
◎water heater n.熱水器
◎freezing a. 寒冷的 & adv. 冰凍地（修飾形容詞 cold）
例：Could you close the window? It's freezing.（你可以把窗戶關上嗎？好冷喔。）
◎sort sth out / sort out sth 解決某事
例：The problem is quite complicated. I need some time to sort it out.（這個問題有點複雜。我需要一點時間找出解決辦法。）