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2012年ESL之日常生活 28 Experiencing a Blackout

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Experiencing a Blackout 

George: Whoa, what happened? 

Inga: The lights went out. Did we blow a fuse, or is this a blackout? 

George: Well, I don’t see any lights on in any of the houses down the street. It’s pitch black out there. 

Inga: So it’s another power outage. Somehow the circuits got overloaded1 again. I wonder how long we’ll have to do without electricity this time. 

George: I wonder if it’s our power grid2 or if this is a citywide blackout. All right, we’d better light a few candles. There’s no telling how long this will last. 

Inga: No, it’s not like last summer when we had rolling blackouts because of the surge in demand due to the heat. Do you remember how we passed those hours of darkness? 

George: Yes, I do. What are you suggesting? 

Inga: I’m just saying that there’s no reason to waste a perfectly3 good blackout. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 


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1 overloaded Tmqz48     
a.超载的，超负荷的
参考例句：
  • He's overloaded with responsibilities. 他担负的责任过多。
  • She has overloaded her schedule with work, study, and family responsibilities. 她的日程表上排满了工作、学习、家务等，使自己负担过重。
2 grid 5rPzpK     
n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅
参考例句：
  • In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
  • Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。
3 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
参考例句：
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

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