停电: power cutRelative explainations: Examples:1. 频繁的停电使工厂停产。 Production in the factories stopped because of frequent power failures.2. 因停电所有的灯都熄灭了. There was a power cut and all the lights went out.3. 停电使水供应陷于瘫痪。 The electricity failure paralysed the water supply.4. 我正在做晚饭时停电了。 While I was cooking supper the electricity went off.5. 表演正好进行到一半时停电了。 The light went out bang in the middle of the performance.
楼上两位的答案都有对的地方,只是用在不同的情况下。比方说:“停电了!”The power is off.(power 就是电的意思) “停水了!”The water supply is cut off.“请停止电源!”Please cut off the power.“请断水!”Please cut off the water (supply).