Electricity

Electricity is one of the most important inventions ever. It is the thing that powers the Earth. If there was no electricity, we’d be back in the dark ages. Few people stop and think just how amazing electricity is. Poucas pessoas param e pensam o quão incrível é a eletricidade. With the flick of a switch, you can power almost anything. スイッチを軽く押すだけで、ほとんど何でも給電できます。 Com o apertar de um botão, você pode ligar quase tudo. Think about what would happen if there was no electricity. We’d have no TV, no computers, no traffic signals. It would be like going back to living in caves. There are a few negative points about electricity, of course. Number one, it’s dangerous. Thousands of people die each year from electrocuting themselves or in electrical fires. 毎年何千人もの人々が、感電死または電気火災で死亡しています。 Milhares de pessoas morrem a cada ano por eletrocutarem-se ou em incêndios elétricos. And number two, it isn’t good for the environment. Most electricity comes from burning coal and that creates greenhouse gasses. ほとんどの電力は石炭の燃焼から発生し、温室効果ガスを発生させます。