Unit 44 — Dealing with a Power Failure

Dealing with a Power Failure

During a thunderstorm...

...our power went out.

I turned on a flashlight...

...and my sister lit some candles.

We found the circuit-breaker box...

...and found the breakers that had tripped.

We reset the breakers...

...and the power came back on.

For Special Attention

power = here, power means "electric power." — 这里 power 指的是"电力"。

circuit breakers trip = circuit breakers look like switches. They trip—switch off—if too much electric power hits them. — 断路器看起来像开关。如果电流过大，它们就会跳闸（自动断开）。

fuses = some houses have fuses instead of circuit breakers. — 有些房子用的是保险丝，而不是断路器。

breaker = breaker is a short form of "circuit-breaker." — breaker 是 circuit-breaker（断路器）的简称。

lightning / thunder = in a thunderstorm, there are bright flashes of light called lightning. The sound that follows lightning is called "thunder." — 雷暴雨时，明亮的闪光叫闪电，闪电之后传来的声音叫雷声。

deal with a power failure = to deal with a power failure is to do the right things after one happens. — 处理停电事故，就是在停电后做正确的应对措施。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词	音标	中文
come on	/kʌm ɑn/	恢复，通电
deal with	/dil wɪð/	处理，应对
find [found]	/faɪnd [faʊnd]/	找到
go out	/ɡoʊ aʊt/	熄灭，中断
light [lit]	/laɪt [lɪt]/	点燃
reset	/ˌriˈsɛt/	复位，重置
trip	/trɪp/	跳闸
turn on	/tɜrn ɑn/	打开

Nouns

单词	音标	中文
box	/bɑks/	箱子，配电箱
breaker	/ˈbreɪkər/	断路器
candle	/ˈkændl/	蜡烛
circuit-breaker	/ˈsɜrkɪt ˈbreɪkər/	断路器
circuit-breaker box	/ˈsɜrkɪt ˈbreɪkər bɑks/	配电箱
failure	/ˈfeɪljər/	故障，中断
flashlight	/ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/	手电筒
lightning	/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/	闪电
power	/ˈpaʊər/	电力
sister	/ˈsɪstər/	姐妹
thunderstorm	/ˈθʌndərˌstɔrm/	雷暴雨

Adverbs