2015年ESL之日常生活 23 Using Battery Power

Using Battery Power

Luisa: The battery on my computer is almost out of juice. 

Allesandro: Did you bring a spare? 

Luisa: It’s a rechargeable battery, so instead of replacing it, I need to plug it in, but there are no outlets¹ in here. 

Allesandro: I don’t see one either. 

Luisa: Forget it. I’ll just finish watching the movie on my phone. Oh no, my phone battery is running low, too. It’s a high-capacity battery and is supposed to discharge slowly, giving me a full day of power. I don’t know what’s wrong with it. 

Allesandro: Do you want to borrow my radio? At least you can listen to music for a while. 

Luisa: A radio? You mean an old-fashioned radio? 

Allesandro: Yeah, it uses disposable batteries and I brought plenty. 

Luisa: No, thanks. I don’t think a radio will do me any good. Maybe there’s an emergency generator² around here. I just need enough electricity to finish watching my movie. 

Allesandro: I don’t think that will do you any good, and plus, the emergency generator is supposed to be used for emergencies and only in the event of a power failure. 

Luisa: Exactly! What can be more of an emergency than not knowing how a movie ends? 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 generator   

n.发电机，发生器

参考例句：

• All the while the giant generator poured out its power.巨大的发电机一刻不停地发出电力。
• This is an alternating current generator.这是一台交流发电机。