【大家说英语】 第263期:停电了!(2)

 October 8 10月8日

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Storms can be dangerous. 暴风雨可能会很危险。

They can cause blackouts. 那可能会导致停电，

They can blow down trees on power lines and cars, too! 也可能吹倒树木而压在电线和车辆上！

So be careful outside. Drive safely! 所以，外出要小心。开车要注意安全！

Sometimes the station loses power during storms. 有时候，电视台在暴风雨期间会停电。

Sometimes Taipei loses power during typhoons¹. 有时候，台北在台风期间会停电。

Losing power in the winter can be dangerous! 冬天停电可能会是很危险的事情！

People can freeze². 民众可能会受冻。

But don't worry, people have cellphones. 不过别担心，大家都有手机，

They can call the electric company! 他们可以打电话给电力公司！

Conversation A 会话A

Hi, Abby. We fixed³ the power line. 嗨，雅碧。电线修好了，

Your power should be fine now. 你们的电力应该恢复了。

Oh, great. Now we can continue with our programs. 太好了， 这下我们可以继续录我们的节目了。

Thank you for being⁴ patient. 谢谢你的耐心。

Of course! Thank you for your help. 这是当然要的啰！谢谢你的帮忙。

If you have any more problems, please call us. 如果还有其他问题，请打电话给我们。

OK, I will. 好，我会的。

Well, I have more work to do. 我还有别的工作要做，

Other people are without power. 还有其他人也停电了。

Be careful outside. Drive safely! 你在外面要小心， 开车要注意安全喔！

Conversation B 会话B

Does the studio⁵ lose power often, Abby? 雅碧，摄影棚常停电吗？

No, not very often. 不常，

But we sometimes lose power during storms. 可是我们有时候会在暴风雨期间停电。

Do you lose power often in Taipei? 你们在台北会常停电吗？

No. We rarely⁶ lose power. 不会，我们很少停电，

But we do sometimes lose power during typhoons. 可是有时候会在台风期间停电。

Losing power during a storm can be very dangerous. 在恶劣天气时停电会是非常危险的事情。

That's true. If you lose power in the winter, you get very cold! 的确， 如果在冬天停电，就会很冷！

Yes. You can freeze! 是啊，你可能会冻坏了！

Conversation C 会话C

The power is back on. I'm glad. 我很高兴，电力恢复了。

Me, too. Storms can be so dangerous. 我也是。暴风雨是很危险，

They can cause blackouts. 可能会导致停电，

They can blow down trees on power lines, too! 也可能会把树木吹倒，压断电线！

I know! But we are really lucky. 是啊！可是我们实在很幸运。

What do you mean? 什么意思？

We have telephones and cellphones. 我们有电话和手机。

Even during a blackout, we can call the electric company. 就算在停电期间，我们也可以打电话给电力公司。

Oh, you're right. We are lucky that the phones still work! 哦，你说得对。我们很幸运，电话都还可以用！

1 typhoons   

n.台风( typhoon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This greatly reduced the threat presented by typhoons. 这就大大减轻了台风造成的威胁。 来自辞典例句
• The houses round here are for the most part able to stand up to typhoons. 这一带的房子绝大部分能经得往台风袭击。 来自辞典例句

2 freeze   

vi.冻结，冷冻，僵硬，楞住；vt.使结冰，使冻住，使呆住；n.结冰，凝固

参考例句：

• I'll buy extra meat and just freeze it.我要多买些肉冷藏起来。
• Temperature must be fifteen degrees.We won't freeze.温度一定能有十五度。我们不会冻死了。

3 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

4 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

5 studio   

n.摄影棚（场）；演播室；画室；工作室

参考例句：

• They are building a modern studio.他们正在修建一座现代化的摄影室。
• He had to spend long hours in the recording studio.他不得不花很长的时间在录音室里。

6 rarely   

adv.很少，难得；非常地，非凡地

参考例句：

• Such fish is rarely met with in the north country.这种鱼在北方难得看到。
• He rarely comes here anymore.现在他难得来这儿了。