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The bath(tub) drain is (running) slow, because it's clogged up with hair. The bath drainは１バスタブの排水なのか、２バスタブの排水溝どちらでしょうか？ というのも、バスタブの排水管は遅いと採ると、「バスタブの排水管は遅い」のように取れてしまうのですが、バスタブの排水が遅い」と採れば排水に問題があると理解しやすいですがbecause以降のitはバスタブの排水管を指していると考えるので、少し整理しずらいのですが、１または２どちらなのでしょうか？ 解説よろしくお願いします。
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「補足コメント」を拝見しました。 ＞ということは、ある意味くどく書けばThe bathtub drain is(running water slow, because it's clogged up with hair.ともできる、という理由でよろしいでしょうか？（使用するかは別として）・ ⇒はい、そういうことだと思います。 The bathtub drain is slow (water running), because it's clogged up with hair. のようにすると、もっと口調がいいかも知れませんが。
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☆This roof leaks.「この屋根は漏る」という表現があります。 当然ながら、屋根自体が漏るわけではありませんよね。「この屋根は（雨が）漏る」、ということで、一見論理矛盾のように見えます。実は、意味上の主語（雨）が隠れて、「主題」（屋根）が形式上の主語になっている構文です。 The bath(tub) drain is (running) slowの場合も同じで、「バスタブの排水管は（排水が）遅い」のであって、意味上の主語（排水）が背後に隠れ、「主題」（配水管）が形式上の主語になっているわけです。 ☆ついでに、私ごとで恐縮ですが、私もヨーロッパ旅行中に、ある観光地で全く同じ経験をしたことがあります。深夜だったので、ホテルに苦情を言わず、自分で排水管の掃除をしました。まるで、「鳥の巣」のようにたくさん絡まった髪の毛が出てきました！ ☆すでに立派な回答が寄せられていますが、以上のことをつけ足したくてしゃしゃり出ました。
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回答ありがとうございます。ということは、ある意味くどく書けばThe bathtub drain is(running water slow, because it's clogged up with hair.ともできる、という理由でよろしいでしょうか？（使用するかは別として）・
drain は排水管でしょう。後ろでは it is clogged と言及していますから，詰まっているのは配水管です。 ここの running slow は，「水が遅く流れている（自動詞）」ではなく，「管が水を遅く流している（他動詞）」と解すべきじゃないかと思います。
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