| to turn on | 開 |
| to turn off | 關 |
| to shut off |
Could you turn off the radio please?
可以請你把收音機關掉嗎？Press the button.
按下按鈕Release the button.
鬆開按鈕；釋放按鈕Turn the dial.
轉動旋鈕Play a song.
播放歌曲Stop the song.
停止播放歌曲Pause the song.
暫停播放歌曲Record the show.
錄下節目Erase the recording.
刪除錄音。Skip to the next song.
跳到下一首歌曲Change the channel.
轉換頻道My favorite show comes on tonight. Will you watch it with me?
今晚有我最喜歡的節目。你會跟我一起看嗎？Could you play some music?
你可以播放一些音樂嗎？
| volume | 音量 |
Turn up the music!
把音樂調大聲一點！Could you turn down the music?
你可以把音樂調小聲一點嗎？Raise the volume.
提高音量。Lower the volume.
降低音量。
| to plug in
|
插上插頭 |
| to unplug | 拔掉插頭 |
Where can I plug in my laptop?
我可以在哪裡把我的筆電插上？
| electricity | 電 |
| electric current | 電流；電源 |
| watt | 瓦；瓦特 |
| wattage | 瓦數 |
| volt | 伏特 |
| voltage | 電壓；伏特數 |
She is charging the battery,
她在幫電池充電。The battery ran out./The battery is dead.
電池沒電了。My cell phone isn't charged.
我的手機沒有充電。
| electrocution | 電刑 |
| to shock | 電擊 |
| to electrocute |
If you touch that wire you'll get a nasty shock.
如果你去觸碰那條電線，你會被電得很慘。
| short circuit | 短路 |
| short | 短路 |
to blow a fuse
燒斷保險絲；勃然大怒；大發雷霆
The circuit breaker was tripped. Can you reset it?
斷路器跳電了。你可以把它重新設定好嗎？
| under warranty | 保固期內 |
| repairman | 修理工 |
The TV is broken. It won't turn on. How am I going to pass my time now?
電視壞了。無法開機。我該怎麼樣度過我接下來的時光呢？You broke it!
你把它弄壞了！The television is working again. How did you fix it?
電視又能看了。你是怎麼把它修好的？The blow dryer isn't working. I think it's a short.
吹風機開了沒反應。我想這應該是短路造成的問題。Wear and tear isn't covered by the warranty.
正常磨損不在保固範圍內。