He'd heard that the Turner gallery was in disrepair, but nothing could possibly have prepared Leitch for the squalor.

他听说特纳的画廊年久失修，但是里奇怎么也不会想到这里会脏成这个样子。

The electricity grid is in disrepair, most of the parks are closed and some fire-station chiefs complain that their engines are operating on “bubble gum and duct tape”.

电网也处于失修状态。大部分公园处于关闭状态，一些消防站的站长抱怨发动机几乎随时都有停止的可能。