本期节目话题背景

　　最近，有同学问了这样一道题“Describe something that was broken in your home and then repaired”。聊到这个话题时，就不得不提到我曾经修理灯泡的经历。我曾经住在一套老旧的公寓里，这里厨房的灯泡坏了。原本我是不打算修理它的，但是太黑了，所以我还是修了，结果我反复修理了三回！到底发生了哪些故事？咱们一起来聊一聊吧！
　　不知道大家是否有在家修理东西的经验？在修理电灯时，还需要找到灯组匹配的灯泡，我只好在网上搜索下单，由于没有库存，我足足等了三个星期！换上新的灯泡后，没过多久，又坏掉了……

　　本期Part 2 话题

　　Describe something that was broken in your home and then repaired
　　You should say:
　　What it is
　　How it was broken
　　How you got it repaired
　　And how you felt about it

　　本期节目话题参考文本

　　I remember I used to live in this old apartment and I had to fix the kitchen light three times. Basically, the apartment was very old and the light-bulb in the kitchen started to flicker. In the beginning, I decided not to fix it since I barely use the kitchen and even if I did, I could still see because it was summer. So this went on for three months and it finally got fried. And then it was winter and became dark very early, so I couldn’t see anymore.
　　But the problem was the kitchen light was a not just one bulb, it was a whole unit. I had to disassemble the ceiling unit to get to the light bulb.
　　After working out quite a bit of sweat, I finally removed the light bulb but to my surprise, it wasn’t a regular light bulb. It is one of those special light bulbs I had to order from JD. Then I placed an order on JD but the light bulbs were no longer in stock because it is an old model and I had to wait for like 3 weeks before finally receiving it. Then I put it on, reassembled the ceiling light unit, everything worked. I was happy but then it fried again after 3 weeks. So this happened two more times before I had to call the building maintenance. They told me there was nothing I can do about it unless I replace the kitchen light unit because the electric wiring was faulty for the whole kitchen. At the end, I bought a portable light and moved after 2 more years.

　　Words & expressions in this episode
　　1. flicker v./n. 闪烁；摇动；闪现
　　2. disassemble v. 分解；解开；拆开
　　3. in stock 库存；现存
　　4. reassemble v. 重新组装；重新装配