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中英文本
Ben: Wait! Don’t plug that into the socket. You’ll fry that old hair dryer.
本:等等!不要把它插到插座上 。你会把那个旧吹风机烧糊的 。
Nicola: I can’t, anyway. This plug has two prongs and that socket is designed for three prongs.
尼古拉:不会发生这种事的 。吹风机的插头有两个孔,而这个插座是为三个孔设计的 。
Ben: That’s why I brought these adapters and this combination converter and transformer. Our devices will either not work or be ruined if we try plugging them directly into those outlets.
本:这就是为什么我带了适配器和电源变压转换器 。如果直接把插头插进插座,那么我们的设备将无法启用或被烧坏 。
Nicola: I should have bought a travel hair dryer with dual voltage.
尼古拉:我应该买双电压的旅行电吹风 。
Ben: You’d still need an adapter.
本:您还需要一个适配器 。
Nicola: Whatever. Okay, I’ve put them both on. Now can I dry my hair?
尼古拉:无所谓 。好吧,我把这些都安装上 。现在我能吹头发了呢?
Ben: You can’t use that hair dryer because the cord is frayed. If you turn it on, it may short circuit and then blow a fuse. We’d be without electricity.
本:你不能用这个吹风机,电线都已经磨损了 。如果你打开开关可能会引发短路,然后烧断保险丝 。我们就会断电的 。
Nicola: What am I supposed to do then?
尼古拉:那我应该怎么做呢?
Ben: Good thing I brought mine. Let me just check that the outlet is grounded. Yeah, I think it’s safe for you to use this one.
本:好在我带了吹风机 。我得检查一下插座是不是接地的 。是的,我认为你用这个是安全的 。
Nicola: I won’t get electrocuted?
尼古拉:我不会触电吧?
Ben: You won’t even get a little singed.
本:一点烧糊的现象都不会发生 。
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重点讲解
1.hair dryer 吹风机
例句:Could you tell me where I can plug in the hair dryer?
请告诉我哪有吹风机插头?
2.turn on 打开
例句:I want to turn on the television.
我想开电视 。
3.plug into 接通;插入
例句:She put the electric plug into the socket.
她将电插头插到了插座里 。
4.blow a fuse 保险丝烧断;大发脾气
例句:You'll blow a fuse if you put the electric heater and the TV and all the lights on at the same time.
如果你同时使用电加热器、电视并打开所有的灯,你会烧断保险丝 。