豪雨惹的禍？
Nancy and Scott are colleagues. They are chatting.
南西和史考特是同事，他們在聊天。
colleague(n.)同事
Nancy: Hey, Scott. It seems that everybody in town is talking about the blackout last night.
南西：嘿，史考特，看來鎮上的每個人都在談論昨晚的停電呢。
seem(v.)看起來好像、似乎
Scott: I know. What a night!
史考特：對啊，真是糟糕的一晚！
感嘆語氣=What a（+形容詞）+名詞（+主詞+動詞）
Nancy: What were you doing when the lights went out?
南西：停電時你在做什麼？
過去進行式=主詞+was(were)+Vinggo out熄滅
Scott: I was watching TV. What about you?
史考特：我在看電視，你呢？
Nancy: I was washing my clothes at the laundromat, and suddenly it was all dark. I was so scared.
南西：我在自助洗衣店洗衣服，突然一切都變黑了，嚇死我了。
laundromat(n.)自助洗衣店suddenly(adv.)突然地scared(adj.)吃驚的、害怕的
Scott: Did you hear what happened to our manager?
史考特：你有聽說我們經理發生什麼事嗎？
manager(n.)經理
Nancy: No. What happened to him?
南西：沒有，他怎麼了？
Scott: He was riding in the elevator when the blackout happened!
史考特：停電時他正在搭電梯！
ride(v.)乘坐elevator(n.)電梯
Nancy: No kidding! That’s terrible!
南西：真的假的？好可怕啊！
no kidding真的假的、別開玩笑了terrible(adj.)可怕的
Scott: Tell me about it. I wonder why the lights went out.
史考特：可不是嗎，不知道為什麼會停電。
tell me about it可不是嗎wonder(v.)納悶、想知道
Nancy: It was raining very hard last night, plus there was the lightning. Perhaps that was the reason.
南西：昨晚雨下得超大，還有閃電，也許這就是原因。
hard(adv.)猛烈地lightning(n.)閃電reason(n.)原因，the reason for something某事的原因
Scott: Who knows?
史考特：誰知道呢？
Who knows?=I have no idea.