The Blackout

“ It’s movie night! ” Dad said. “ Yay! ” Oliver cheered. “ What will we watch?” Harry asked.

“今天是电影之夜！”爸爸说。 “耶！”奥利弗欢呼起来。 “我们看什么？”哈利问道。

“ You kids can decide what to watch, ” Mom said. “ Dad and I will make popcorn. ” Emmy turned on the TV. She flipped through the channel guide.

“你们可以决定我们看什么，”妈妈说。 “我和爸爸去做爆米花。” 埃米打开了电视。 她翻了翻频道指南。

Crack! Lightning lit up the sky. “ Wow! ” Oliver said. Suddenly the TV went dark. The room was dark too.

霍嚓！闪电照亮了天空。 “哇！”奥利弗说。 突然，电视变黑了。 房间也黑黢黢一片。

“ Hey! ” Harry said. “ What happened?” “ It’s a blackout. ” Emmy sighed. “ Good-bye, movie night! ”

“嘿！”哈利说。 “怎么了？” “停电了。”埃米叹了口气。 “再见，电影之夜！”

Mom and Dad came in with flashlights for everyone. “ The power is out, ” Dad said.

爸爸妈妈拿着手电筒走进来。 “停电了，”爸爸说。

“ We can still eat popcorn, right?” Oliver asked. Dad shook his head. “ Nope. The power went out before the popcorn popped. ”

“我们还能吃爆米花，对吧？”奥利弗问道。 爸爸摇了摇头。 “不行。爆米花做好之前就停电了。”