A: Mr Sellers, it's Steven speaking, your tenant. We've just suffered a power failure. What should I do now?

塞勒先生，我是你的住客，史蒂文。我们这里刚停电了，我该怎么办？

B: Alright, Steven. Do you have a flashlight?

哦，史蒂文，你有没有手电筒？

A: Yes, I do.

有的。

B: Okay, now go down to the basement and find the circuit box. Open it and check if there are any fuses blown out.

好，现在到地下室去找电箱，打开它看保险丝有没有烧断了。

A: How do I know if it's blown out?

我如何知道保险丝烧断了？

B: You'll see it's black and has burned smell.

保险丝是黑色的，有焦味，就是烧断了。

A: Then what should I do?

接下来我要怎么做？

B: Unscrew the burnt fuses and replace them with the good ones. You can find them on the rack in the basement.

拿下那些烧坏了的，再换上好的。你可以在地下室的架子上找到好的保险丝。

A: Okay, I'll try. I'll call you if it doesn't work.

好的，我现在试试。如果行不通，我再打电话给你。

重点单词短语:

tenant

房客；租户

suffer

遭受（不快的经历；挫折；损失）

power failure

(由于故障导致的)停电

power outage断供

power cut切断

The power just went out/off.

The power is out/off

The electricity is gone/out/off.

We are having a blackout.

We had a power outage for about half an hour.

我们停了大约半个小时的电。

basement

地下室；地库

circuit box

电箱

fuse

保险丝；导火索

blow out

（保险丝）熔断；吹熄

例句：

The fuse has blown out.

保险丝烧坏了。

unscrew

旋松；拧下螺丝

（to undo sth by twisting or turning it）

例句：

Can you help me unscrew the lid of this jar?

你能帮我把瓶盖子拧开吗？

You have to unscrew all the screws.

你得把所有螺丝旋松。

rack

支架；架子

not work

不奏效；不起作用

例句：

God help us if it doesn't work.

如果这个行不通，那就靠上帝了。

The pump doesn't work and we have no running water.

这个水泵不运转了，我们没有自来水。

My washing machine doesn't work.

我的洗衣机坏了。