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0Hey guys! It's Mar 27th, 2025. Today’s story is about the power disruption happening at Heathrow Airport. Last Friday, a mysterious power cut occurred in the largest airport in the UK, causing disruption to flights and leaving thousands of passengers perplexed.
【新闻】
Britain’s energy secretary, Ed Miliband, ordered the operator of the national electricity grid to investigate the power failure that closed Heathrow airport for most of Friday. The airport’s operator said Heathrow was “fully operational” on Saturday, having been put out of action the previous day by a fire at a nearby electrical substation. Disruptions to travel are nevertheless likely to last for some days.
英国能源大臣埃德·米利班德（Ed Miliband）下令国家电网运营商调查导致希思罗机场周五大部分时间关闭的电力故障。该机场的运营商表示，希思罗机场在周六“全面运行”，此前一天因附近变电站的火灾而停止运行。然而，交通中断可能会持续几天。
【逐句解析】
Britain’s energy secretary, Ed Miliband, ordered the operator of the national electricity grid to investigate the power failure that closed Heathrow airport for most of Friday.
英国能源大臣埃德·米利班德（Ed Miliband）下令国家电网运营商调查导致希思罗机场周五大部分时间关闭的电力故障。
Secretary: n. the head of a government department, chosen by the President部长；大臣
Secretary of the Treasury财政部长
Order sb to do sth: 命令某人做某事
Operator: n. （某企业的）经营者，专业公司
a tour/bus operator经营旅游业/公共汽车者
n. 操作人员；技工 电脑╱机器操作员
national electricity grid: 国家电网
grid: n. 网格；方格
Power:[U] n. 电力供应
a power failure停电 They've switched off the power.他们关掉了电源。
n. 能量，能源 nuclear/wind/solar power
n. 实力，力量 economic/air/sea power 经济/空中/海上力量 purchasing power购买力
n. 权力，控制力 to take/seize/lose power 掌握╱夺取╱失掉政权
The airport’s operator said Heathrow was “fully operational” on Saturday, having been put out of action the previous day by a fire at a nearby electrical substation.
该机场的运营商表示，希思罗机场在周六“全面运行”，此前一天因附近变电站的火灾而停止运行。
Operational: adj. 可使用的
Adj. 运营的
Out of action: not able to work or be used because of injury or damage不能工作；失去作用；停止运转
Put…out of action: 让…停止运转
Substation: 变电站；变电所
Disruptions to travel are nevertheless likely to last for some days.然而，交通中断可能会持续几天。
Disruption to sth: 对…的妨碍
该计划旨在确保对业务的妨碍保持在最低限度。
Nevertheless: adv. 尽管如此；不过；然而 SYN however.
Nonetheless: adv. 尽管如此
Last for…days: 持续…日
