
一氧化碳中毒
Curtis and Annette are checking their water heater at home.
柯提斯與安妮特在查看家裡的熱水器。
check(v.)查看、檢查water heater熱水器
Annette: Is everything okay?
安妮特:都沒事吧?
Curtis: I think so. Our water heater is placed at the right place. You know, it could be dangerous if people put the water heaters indoors.
柯提斯:應該沒事,我們的熱水器裝在對的地方。你知道,把熱水器裝在室內可能會很危險。
water heater熱水器place(v.)放置dangerous(adj.)危險的indoors(adv.)室內
Annette: Why? I though it would be convenient.
安妮特:為什麼?我以為那樣會很方便。
convenient(adj.)方便的
Curtis: Oh, you can’t be serious. The carbon monoxide or CO given off by the water heater could kill us. What’s worse, people suffering carbon monoxide poisoning often don’t realize it.
柯提斯:喔,你不是認真的吧。熱水器排出的一氧化碳可能會害死我們的,更糟糕的是,一氧化碳中毒的人常常自己不會發現。
serious(adj.)認真的carbon monoxide一氧化碳give off散發出water heater熱水器kill(v.)致死worse(adj.)更糟的suffer(v.)受苦poisoning(n.)中毒realize(v.)發現
Annette: Sounds horrible! What will happen if one get poisoned by CO?
安妮特:聽起來好可怕!一氧化碳中毒會發生什麼事?
horrible(adj.)可怕的poison(v.)中毒
Curtis: People may feel dizzy or lightheaded. It usually happens in winter because people like to take a hot bath when it’s cold.
柯提斯:一氧化碳中毒的話,可能會覺得暈眩或失去平衡。這樣的情況通常發生在冬天,因為天冷的時候大家喜歡洗熱水澡。
dizzy(adj.)暈眩的lightheaded(adj.)快失去意識的
Annette: I see. Thanks for telling me such important information.
安妮特:我懂了,謝謝你告訴我這麼重要的訊息。
thanks for為了⋯⋯感謝
Curtis: Not at all.
柯提斯:這沒什麼。