A: We also have problems with the washing machine and the extractor fan in the bathroom.
B: What’s wrong with the washing machine?
A: We need to change the drain cover for the outlet pipe. The drain hole has bars going across it. I can’t get the pipe in, and if it isn’t a snug fit, it will flood the floor.
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B: And how about the extractor fan? What’s wrong with that?
A: It doesn’t exist.
A: 我們的洗衣機和浴室抽風機也有問題。
B: 洗衣機怎麼了？
A: 出水管用的排水孔，上面的蓋子必須換掉，因為排水孔的蓋子有金屬橫條，所以沒辦法把洗衣機排水管裝進去，如果沒有安裝密實，地板就會淹水。
B: 那抽風機是怎樣？是哪裡有問題？
A: 問題是沒有抽風機。
（Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯）
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