20091007 -- Electrical Safety (1)

Electrical Safety

Be careful with electricity

Look around your home, and you'll likely find many electrical appliances. While they can make your life easier, they can also be dangerous. If not properly maintained, appliances can cause fires. In a normal year in the United States, electrical appliances are reponsible for 67,800 house fires. What can you do to be safe? Here are some tips:

Chech the cords on your appliances regularly.
Replace all the worn or damaged ones immediately.

How many things do you have plugged into one outlet?
Plugging too many items into one outlet can be dangerous.
Be careful not to use one small plug for too many gadgets.

Keep electrical appliances away from wet areas.
Be especially careful in the bathroom and kitchen.
If an appliance falls into the water, do not touch it.
Unplug it first. Even if an appliance is turned off, it can shock you.

If an appliance has a three-prong plug, use it only in a three-hole outlet.
Never cut off the third prong and try to fit it into a two-hole outlet.
Electricity is important in the modern world- use in properly.


electrical adj. 電的/用電的
eg: This store sells electrical goods like irons and coffeemakers.
eg: All the electrical equipment needs to be checked again before the concert.
eg: electrical circuit 電路

electric adj. 用電的/電動的
eg: an electric car 電動車

appliance n. 用具/設備
eg: My mon's favorite appliance is the dishwasher!
eg: Modern appliances like washing machine can make your life much easier.
eg: These kitchen appliances are all imported from Germany.

cord n. 絕緣電線
eg: Does the TV cord reach across the room or is it too short?

plug into 從某個地方接通電源
plug plugged plugged
=> connect
eg: Ivan's sister plugged her hair dryer into an outlet beside the mirror.
eg: We need to find a place to plug the TV set into.

plug in 連接
eg: All you have to do is plug in the computer, and the program will start to run.

outlet n. 電源插座
=> small square box that will be in your wall
=> the plug goes into

unplug v. 拔去...的塞子(或插頭)
=> disconnect it from electricity source

prong n. 分支

worn adj. 用舊的/磨壞的

gadget n. 小機件/(小巧的)器具
=> small useful appliance




//== Chat room ==//

Chech the cords on your appliances regularly.

regularly adv. 定期地
=> do something at fixed interval
eg: We brush our teeth regularly every day.

irregularly adv. 不規則地
=> not regularly

regular <=> irregular

seldom adv. 很少/不常

infrequently adv. 不常地
frequently adv. 時常地

//== Grammer on the go ==//

If not properly maintained, appliances can cause fires.
=> If they are not properly maintained, appliances can cause fires.

1.主要子句和次要子句的主詞相同
2.次要子句的動詞為be動詞
3.符合上述兩個條件時，可將次要子句的主詞和be動詞省略

eg: When Elaine is shopping at the mall, she always visits the stationery store.
=> When shopping at the mall, Elaine always visits the stationery store.

eg: If you get bitten by a snake, get medical help as soon as possible.
=> If you bitten by a snake, get medical help as soon as possible.