Electricity works everywhere
电无处不在
Almost everyone today uses electricity in one way or another.
如今，几乎人人都在以这样或那样的方式使用着电。
It is hard to imagine what life in our cities would be like without it.
很难想象，如果没有电，城市里的生活会是什么样子？
Electricity lights streets and buildings, and warms people and animals.
电点亮了街道、大厦，给人们和动物带来了温暖。
It heats food in cookers and cools it in refrigerators.
它加热炊具里的食品或冷却冰箱里的食品。
It drives trains and works traffic lights and lifts.
它驱动火车，使交通信号灯、电梯运转。
It also works the machines in factories that make all kinds of goods.
它还可以让工厂里的机器运转，制造各种各样的物品。
Everyday wonders such as computers and televisions use electricity to bring entertainment and news to millions of families.
电脑和电视用电把节目和新闻带给数百万家庭的日常奇迹。
In villages and on farms, electrical machines milk the cows and chop their food.
在村庄和农场上，电机为奶牛挤奶并为它们剁碎食物。
They also cool the milk and churn the butter.
它们也能让牛奶变凉，搅拌黄油。
Indeed, electricity finds as much work to do in the countryside as it does in the cities.
实际上，电在农村和在城镇一样，有着许多的工作要做。