A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
电
Electricity
Electricity is really just organized lightning.
电其实就是有组织的闪电。
I could build and roof a house, though electricity is not my thing.
我能盖房子，也能盖屋顶，虽然我不喜欢电。
The demand for electricity to have a strong, growing economy is too great to be simply offset by more conservation.
对电力的需求是一个强大的，不断增长的经济是太大了，不能简单地抵消更多的节约。
We had no electricity, no gas. Food was probably our greatest entertainment - the most fun thing that we could do was food.
我们没有电，没有汽油。食物可能是我们最大的娱乐——我们能做的最有趣的事情就是食物。
Well, rates would go up whether you deregulate or not, and of course, the rates that are going up right now on the electricity side are still within the regulated framework.
嗯，不管你是否解除管制，电价都会上涨，当然，目前电价上涨的幅度仍在监管范围内。
When I meet a person and that chemistry is there, I cannot hide the electricity. I need to learn more about him, and once I feel safe, I'm gone, I'm in love, and I give it my all!
当我遇到一个人，那种化学反应就在那里，我无法隐藏电流。我需要更多地了解他，一旦我觉得安全了，我就离开了，我爱上了他，我付出了我的一切!
I had my electricity turned off three times because I never had time to pay my bills. It was a joke. I'm making a ton of money, and I'm walking around my apartment with flashlights.
我把电关掉了三次，因为我从来没有时间付账。这是个玩笑。我赚了很多钱，我带着手电筒在公寓里走来走去。
It's pretty obvious that Western lifestyles which rely on gigantic amounts of electricity use up far more resources than a subsistence-based life. A little more poverty would be a good thing.
很明显，依赖大量电力的西方生活方式消耗的资源远远超过以生存为基础的生活方式。多一点贫困是一件好事。
Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable; the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it.
电有两种，正电和负电。我想，不同之处在于，一辆车会贵一点，但更耐用;另一种是更便宜的东西，但是飞蛾会进去。
I think that once people understand the great risks that climate change poses, they will naturally want to choose products and services that cause little or no emissions of greenhouse gases, which means 'low-carbon consumption.' This will apply across the board, including electricity, heating, transport and food.
我认为，一旦人们认识到气候变化带来的巨大风险，他们自然会选择温室气体排放很少或没有排放的产品和服务，这意味着“低碳消费”。这将适用于所有领域，包括电力、供暖、运输和食品。