停 电

　　Simon ： It's a power outage， obviously.

　　Debra ： Oh， what am I going to do now？ I've to hand in this report tomorrow.

　　Simon ： Where do you keep the flashlight？

　　Debra ： Some where in the kitchen.

　　Simon ： Go find it so that I can check the fuse box.

　　Debra ：It is probably my fault. I shouldn't have plugged three plugs in one socket.

　　Simon ： This will teach you. Now go get the flashlight.

　　Debra ： It's too dark. I can't find the way. Don't you have a lighter with you？

　　Simon ： No， I've quit smoking for over one week. I'm afraid you'll have to grope your way to the kitchen.

　　Debra ： Well， I guess that's it then…。Ah！ （She screams and Simon hears the dog barking.）

　　Simon ： What happened？ Are you all right？

　　Debra ： I'm fine. I stepped on old Life. It must have hurt him very much.

　　Simon ： Did you find the flashlight？

　　Debra ： Wait a second…。Yes， I've found it.

　　Simon ： Why don't you turn it on so that you don't have to grope your way back here？

　　Debra ： I want to， but there are no batteries in the flashlight.

　　Simon ： Oh， no…。Find a candle then.

Debra ： We don't have any candles， Simon. The only one we had was burnt this evening for our candle light dinner.