房东伊恩大叔已经67岁了,在我们居住的赫特福德郡的小镇上有两套房子,一套供他和上高中的儿子居住,一套租给了我们,还有一套位于东伦敦,租给了一家外卖店。要说这位大叔应该是钱包鼓鼓,尽享退休生活了,其实不然。一次,我们家的厨房下水道有些堵,先生出差不在家,我求助于伊恩,他穿着一身深蓝色的工作服,带了全部的工具来修理,我惊讶于他专业的修理程序,忍不住问他怎么会有这些工具,伊恩自豪地说,退休前他就是做房屋建筑和装修的,他有全部的上岗证——电工、水暖等等,他家房子的装修都是以他为主自己 Uncle Ihn, the landlord, is 67 years old and has two houses in the town of Hertfordshire where we live, one for him and the son of a high school, one for rent to us, London, rented a takeaway. To say that the uncle should be wallet, enjoy retirement, it is not. Once, our home kitchen sewer plugged some, Mr. travel is not at home, I turn to Ian, he was wearing a dark blue overalls, with all the tools to repair, I was surprised at his professional repair procedures, could not help but ask How he would have these tools, Ian said proudly, before his retirement, he is to do the building construction and decoration, he has full employment permit - electricians, plumbing, etc., his house decoration is based on his own