TOM: What are we going to do? I can't get the car out of this ditch. I'm stuck!
SUE: I'm worried, Tom. I haven't seen any other cars for almost an hour.
TOM: I know. This is terrible. What can we do? This snow doesn't stop falling!
SUE: I told you we should have stayed in town today.
The weather report said 100 percent chance of snow.
Why did you want to come up here?
TOM: I wanted to show you the cabin. We only had another half-hour to go.
SUE: Well, now we're stuck. What can we do?
TOM: I don't know.
SUE: I've heard that when this happens, it's important to save energy.
TOM: What do you mean?
SUE: We're stranded here, Tom. We may be here a long time.
We need to conserve the gas in the car. The car's energy is what will keep us warm.
TOM: I have plenty of gas.
SUE: Yes, but the gas and the battery both have to stay working.
We can't just let the car run and run.
If we do, it will die soon. Then we'll freeze.
TOM: So what can we do?
SUE: Turn the lights off.
Then, run the car and the heater only about fifteen minutes every hour.
That will conserve the heat as long as possible.
TOM: Alright. That's a good idea.
SUE: I wish we hadn't come up here. Now we'll probably be here for days.
TOM: Days?
SUE: Yes, it happens.
That is what happens in big snowstorms. People get stranded for days.
TOM: Oh, my God! It's good we have food.
SUE: Probably we'll survive.
But turn the car off for about forty-five minutes. Then we'll turn it on again.
TOM: Okay, I'll follow your advice.

汤姆：该怎么办？车子无法离开这个沟渠，我被困住了。
苏：我好担心，我已经快一小时没看到其他车子了。
汤姆：我知道，这很糟糕。怎么办呢？雪一直下个不停。
苏：我告诉过你今天应该待在城里的。
气象报告说百分之百会下雪。
为什么你想上来这里？
汤姆：我想让你看看小木屋，我们再走半小时就到了。
苏：现在被困住了，怎么办呢？
汤姆：我不知道。
苏：我听过这种事情发生时，节省能源很重要。
汤姆：怎么说呢？
苏：我们被困在这里了，可能会很久。
我们需要保存车子的汽油，车子的能量会让我们保持暖和。
汤姆：我还有很多汽油。
苏：是的，但是汽油和电池都还在消耗中，
我们不能让车子一直发动下去。
如果这样做的话，车子很快就会熄火，然后我们就会冻僵。
汤姆：那么我们怎么办呢？
苏：把灯关掉，
然后每小时发动车子和开暖气十五分钟。
那样才会尽可能维持热度。
汤姆：好的，好主意。
苏：我真希望我们没上来，现在可能会待在这里好几天。
汤姆：好几天？
苏：没错，这发生过。
大的暴风雪中会发生这种事，人会被困上好几天。
汤姆：喔，天啊！还好我们有吃的。
苏：我们可能还能存活。
不过先关掉车子约四十五分钟，然后再发动。
汤姆：好，我照你的话做。