Marisela's coffee maker stopped making hot coffee. Every cup came out barely warm. She tried it three mornings in a row.
玛丽塞拉的咖啡机不再煮出热咖啡了。每一杯出来都只是勉强温热。她连着三个早上都试了。
She carried the machine to a repair shop downtown. A man behind the counter smiled at her. His name tag said Reggie.
她把机器拿到市中心的一家修理店。柜台后的一个男人对她微笑。他的名牌上写着雷吉。
"My coffee maker only makes warm coffee," Marisela said. "It worked fine last month."
“我的咖啡机只能煮出温的咖啡，”玛丽塞拉说，“上个月还好好的。”
Reggie plugged in the machine and ran water through it. He watched the water come out slowly. "I see the problem," he said.
雷吉接上电源，让水从机器里流过。他看着水慢慢流出来。“我看出问题了，”他说。
"A small valve inside is blocked," Reggie explained. "The water does not heat up fully."
“里面有一个小阀门堵住了，”雷吉解释道，“水没法完全加热。”
He opened a small panel on the side. He cleaned the valve with a thin brush. Small bits of mineral came out.
他打开侧面的一块小面板。他用一把细刷子清理了阀门。一点点水垢掉了出来。
"This happens after months of hard water," Reggie said. He rinsed the valve under the tap. Then he dried it with a cloth.
“用了几个月硬水就会这样，”雷吉说。他把阀门放在水龙头下冲洗，然后用布擦干。
Reggie ran water through the machine again. Steam rose from the top this time. "Now it heats up properly," he said.
雷吉又让水从机器里流过一遍。这回，机器顶部冒出了蒸汽。“现在能正常加热了，”他说。
He made a fresh cup for her. Marisela took a careful sip. Her face lit up with surprise.
他为她煮了一杯新咖啡。玛丽塞拉小心地抿了一口。她的脸上露出惊喜的神情。
"That's hot!" she said happily. "Thank you very much, Reggie."
“真烫！”她高兴地说，“非常感谢你，雷吉。”
Reggie explained how to clean it every month. Marisela wrote a note on her phone. She paid the bill and picked up her machine.
雷吉讲解了每个月该怎么清洁。玛丽塞拉在手机上记了一条备忘。她付了账，拿起她的机器。
She walked home with her clean coffee maker. The next morning, she made a fresh pot. The coffee came out hot and strong.
她拿着清理干净的咖啡机走回家。第二天早上，她煮了一壶新咖啡。煮出来的咖啡又烫又浓。
