The local power utility says nearly 500,000 homes and businesses lost power though.

当地的电力公用事业公司表示，近50万家庭和企业断电。

Railroads, bus lines, gas and electric companies are public utilities.

铁路、公共汽车、煤气和电力公司都是公用事业。

That's where we keep all of our office supplies.

们所有的办公用品都是放在那里的。

Wow! That is a lot of office supplies!

哇！办公用品可真多！

Sugar requires a little more attention as granulated sugar is added with a communal teaspoon that's returned directly to the sugar bowl.

加糖礼仪需格外注意：公用砂糖勺取糖后，必须立刻放回糖罐。

In California where there have been more than 8,100 fires this year, the state's largest utility company has intentionally shut off power to try to prevent more wildfires.

在加州，今年已经发生了8100多起火灾，该州最大的公用事业公司已经专门关闭了电源，以防止更多的火灾发生。

12. Can I make an overseas call through public phone?

可以用公用电话长途吗？

Before you had to walk to a phone. Now the phone is in your pocket.

以前你必须要去外面公用电话，现在电话就在你的口袋里。

Not everyone is delighted by the rise of cramped hot desks.

并不是每个人都对拥挤的公用办公桌的数量上升感到满意。

It's the opinion of banks, utilities, landlords, and credit card companies that matters.

重要的是银行、公用事业公司、房东和信用卡公司的意见。

Are they for personal use or for business?

是自用还是公用的？

Mr Corey said New Yorkers no longer want the phones.

克里表示，纽约人不再需要这些公用电话了。

51. Where can if find a pay phone?

哪里有公用电话？52. Speaking 就是。

Hello, it's Mark here from Greens Office Supplies - it's about our order.

你好，是绿色办公用品的马克，们的订单出了问题。

It's fine. You can drop a pay phone on my foot.

没关系 你可以把公用电话砸脚上。

It's been gathering office supplies, we think, to build weaponry.

它在收集办公用品，们认为它想用来造武器。

" We were at a public phone booth."

“们当时在一个公用电话亭。”

Energy companies are making record profits, so why is the major French utilities struggling?

能源公司的利润创下新高，而为什么法的主要公用事业仍在挣扎之中呢？

I'm sorry—I didn't realize the vigil had drifted out to the common areas.

抱歉——没意识到祈祷转移到了公用区域。

The government is said to be thinking about nationalising the utility if it collapses.

据说，政府正在考虑如果这家公用事业公司倒闭就将其有化。