CNN新闻英语第 48 课：The Perfect Electric Storm 完美电力风暴-1

ANCHOR 主播
Remember the energy crisis? Outrageous electricity bills, rolling blackouts, and a big utility in bankruptcy court. Local problems in the State of California that made national headlines. And turned energy deregulation to a dirty word. Nearly as quickly as the crisis emerged, it seemed to disappear, or did it? 还记得能源危机吗？昂贵的电费账单、轮流停电、濒临破产的大能源公司。加州的难题成了全国报纸的头条新闻，放松能源管制成为一个遭人厌恶的字眼。危机出现的时候，能源管制部门就消失了，是吗？

AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN 男被访者
It was real big. 危机很严重。

AN UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN 女被访者
The price of power has risen astronomically. 电价高得惊人。

AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN 男被访者
More rolling blackouts are possible tonight. 今晚更多的地方得轮流停电了。

AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN 男被访者
I mean it was the perfect electric storm. 我是说这简直是一场完美电流风暴。

AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN 男被访者
If you can, please, use as low energy as absolutely necessary. 请尽可能地节约用电。

DAVID FREEMAN, CHAIRMAN, CALIFORNIA POWER AUTHORITY 大卫·弗里曼，加州电业局局长
There hasn't been anything comparable to what we went through, I think in the history of the electric power industry. I mean here is a state with the fifth largest economy on Earth that was actually suffering blackouts. 在电力工业史上，我认为没有比我们所遭遇的更惨的了。我的意思是，加州是全球第五大经济发展地区，却面临着不断停电的困扰。

REPORTER 记者
The perfect electric storm that crippled the state and captivated a nation, California and its energy woes became a national news story, and the butt of late-night jokes. 这场完美电力风暴使加州瘫痪，也让整个国家遭殃。加州和它的能源悲剧成为全国的新闻，也成为人们午夜电视聊天节目的笑料。

GUEST, NBC'S "THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO" 全国广播公司的《杰·雷诺晚间秀》嘉宾
And I want to share a couple of things I'm doing to save electricity. 我想告诉你一些省电方法。

LENO 雷诺
These are tips you're gonna give us now to save? 这些就是你要告诉我们的窍门吗？

GUEST 嘉宾
This is stuff I do myself. 这是我自己做的。