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Blown Fuse

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ID: 1416 Intermediate
You know the situation: you're rocking out to Guitar Hero in your PJ's and you're about to hit that whammy bar when - suddenly - the lights go out. Apparently Kiss's "Rock and Roll All Night" was just too much for your little circuit breaker to take! Time to go change a fuse (or call someone who knows how to, maybe)...
Wed May 12 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
停电 tíngdiàn to lose power
糟糕 zāogāo oh no, terrible
博客 bókè blog
保存 bǎocún to save
啊，停电了！
ā ，tíngdiàn le ！
Ah, the power went out!
糟糕，我写的博客还没保存。
zāogāo ，wǒ xiě de bókè hái méi bǎocún 。
That stinks. I didn't save the blog I was writing.
奇怪，别人家里有电。
qíguài ，biérén jiā lǐ yǒu diàn 。
Strange, other people have power in their homes.
可能是我们家保险丝断了。
kěnéng shì wǒmen jiā bǎoxiǎnsī duàn le 。
Maybe our fuse blew.
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