1 Electricity everywhere

The Shocking Story of Electricity

电的惊人故事

Chapter 1 Electricity everywhere Switch it on! Electricity is all around us, making all kinds of machines work. But what is it? And where does it come from?

第一章到处都是电，打开电源！电在我们身边，使各种机器运转。 但它是什么呢？它从何而来？

Wherever you look, you'll see things that run on electricity... Train Streetlight Street cleaning buggy Wheelchair Automatic doors Phone Burglar alarm Lamp Hairdryer Radio

无论你往哪里看，你都会看到依靠电力运转的东西…… 火车路灯街道清洁小车轮椅自动门电话防盗警报器灯吹风机收音机

Computer Television Iron MP3 player Stereo Electric shaver Electric toothbrush ...and billions of people around the world have an electricity supply in their house.

电脑电视熨斗MP3播放器立体声电动剃须刀电动牙刷…世界上数十亿人的家里都有电力供应。

Less than 200 years ago, though, there was no electricity supply at all- and no electrical gadgets either. So people used other things. NOW CDs THEN Musical instruments Lightbulbs Candles Hairdryer Sun Toaster Fire

然而，不到200年前，这里根本没有电力供应，也没有电子设备。 所以人们使用其他的东西。 现在是cd，然后是乐器灯泡，蜡烛，吹风机，太阳，烤面包机，火

Computer Abacus Breadmaker Hands Vacuum cleaner Carpet beater Fan Fan Ahhh, lovely...

电脑算盘面包机手吸尘器地毯打暖器扇扇啊，可爱…