At the very moment, the electricity went out.

恰好在这个时候停电了。

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While we were watching TV, the electricity went out.

我们正看着电视，电停了。

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The electricity in my apartment went out last night, and I was worried that everything in the fridge would spoil. Great, I thought.

昨天晚上我的公寓断电了，我担心冰箱里的每一样东西都会变质，在停电的时候我已经将所有的肉，乳制品和绿茶干面团已经准备好了，我认为这实在是太棒了！

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It didn't help that in the middle of the discussion the electricity went out.

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Then the electricity went out.

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In the days of copper-wire telephony, customers would be able to pick up the phone and make calls even if their power went out, because the copper would conduct electricity to power analog phones on the receiving end.

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