“没电了”怎么说?
<p>“没电了”怎么说?</p><p>我们生活和工作的每时每刻都离不了电,这次我们就来看看关于电的表达。 1. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="off">off</span>. 停电了。 "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="off">off</span>." 、"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>." 或是 "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outage">outage</span>." 这三句都是停电了。其中前两句是比较口语的说法,例如看到电灯突然熄掉了,老美的第一个反应就是 "<span word="Oh">Oh</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>.",或是 "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="off">off</span>." 而第三句的 <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outage">outage</span> 则是用在比较正式的场合上,例如社区公告明天下午一点到五点要停电,他们会说 "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outage">outage</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1<span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="to">to</span> 5<span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>." 这里要提醒大家注意一下,一般我们想到“电”都会很自然地想到 <span word="electricity">electricity</span> 这个字,但这个字在使用上比较局限于正式的场合。比方说你新搬到一间房子,电还没接上,你就可以提醒房东说 "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="house">house</span>."。 但是在日常生活当中遇到的大多数情况都是用 <span word="power">power</span> 而非 <span word="electricity">electricity</span>。比方说请别人把电关了,比较常听到的是 "<span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span>." 而不是 "<span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>."。还有一些常把 <span word="electricity">electricity</span> 和 <span word="power">power</span> 搞混的地方,比方像发电厂是 <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> 而非 <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>,电线是 <span word="power">power</span> <span word="line">line</span> 而非 <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="line">line</span>。 另外“电力”有一个比较俚语的讲法,叫 <span word="juice">juice</span>,跟“果汁”是同一个词。“省电”就可以说成"<span word="Save">Save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="juice">juice</span>" 。</p><p>2. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span>. 来电了。 知道了停电的说法,那来电了要怎么说?很简单,就是 "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="back">back</span>." 或是 "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span>." 大家注意一下为什么会说成 <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> 呢?因为这是指原来开着的(<span word="on">on</span>),后来关掉了,再把它打开的意思。<span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> 就是说再回到 <span word="on">on</span> 的状态。 也许大家已经注意到了,老美对于某样电器用品是开着或是关着的,会很简单地用 <span word="on">on</span> 跟 <span word="off">off</span> 来形容,比方说 "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span>." 意思就是“电视是开着的”。或是"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="off">off</span>." 就是“因为灯是关着的,所以我什么都看不到。” 记得在这里<span word="on">on</span> 跟 <span word="off">off</span> 就完全足以表达你的意思,再讲些其它的话都是多余的。</p>
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