“出故障”怎么说？

　　Rob: Hello and welcome to the English We Speak. My name is Rob.

　　欢迎收听地道英语(英语口语)。 我是Rob。

　　Helen: And hello, my name is Helen.

　　嗨，大家好!我是Helen。

　　Rob: Hold on Helen, hold on. We cant hear you properly. I think yourmicrophone is playing up.

　　等一下，Helen。 我听不清楚你在说什么 我觉得你的麦克风可能在playing up(出故障)了。

　　Helen: Playing up?

　　Playing up?

　　Rob: Sorry, I didnt quite catch that.

　　对不起，我没怎么听清楚。

　　Helen: Let me just push this button. There! Hello. Now, you said the microphone was playing up?

　　让我来按一下这个按钮。 好了 嗨， 你说我的麦克风在playing up?

　　Rob: Thats right. It wasnt working properly. If something isnt working as it should be, we sometimes say its playing up.

　　没错， (你的麦克风)出了问题。 假如什么东西不像它本来应该那样正常运作，我们就称之为 playing up。

　　Helen: Upnot down?

　　用up而不是down吗?

　　Rob: No，playing down is a different expression that means something totally different.

　　不是，playing down(贬低;淡化)的意思完全不一样。