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Look around your home, and you’ll likely find many electrical appliances. While they can make your life easier, they can also be dangerous. If not properly maintained, appliances can cause fires. In a normal year in the United States, electrical appliances are responsible for 67,800 house fires. What can you do to be safe? Here are some tips:

看看你们家里面，就会发现有很多的电器。这些电器用品能令到你们生活更舒服和方便，但它也带来一定的危险。如果不适当地经常维修或保养，它会引起火灾。在美国，一般正常年份，由电器用品引发的火灾有6万7千多户人家。你怎样能做到安全用电？下面有一些安全用电秘诀供参考：

 Check the cords on your appliances regularly. Replace all the worn or damaged ones immediately.

 经常检查你们家里的电器用品的连接电线是否安全。立刻更换破损的电线或存在有安全危险的隐患。

 How many things do you have plugged into one outlet? Plugging too many items into one outlet can be dangerous. Be careful not to use one small plug for too many gadgets.

 检查你们家有多少电器用具的电线插头，插在同一个插座里？如果太多的插头插进同一个插座是非常危险的。请注意；不要使用一个小插座，插进太多的电器。

 Keep electrical appliances away from wet areas. Be especially careful in the bathroom and kitchen. If an appliance falls into the water, do not touch it. First. Even if an appliances is tuned off, it can shock you.

 电器用品（器具）远离潮湿的地方。特别小心厨房和浴室里的电器用具。如果这些电器用品掉进水里，第一，千万不要用手触摸它。尽管这些电器已断开电源，它仍存在危险，会伤害你。

 If an appliance has a three-prong plug, use it only in a three-hole outlet. Never cut off the third prong and try to fit it into a two-hole outlet.

 如果一件电器有三线插头，并请使用三线插座。千万不要把三线插头改成两线插头来使用。

 Electricity is important in the modern would use it properly.

 在现今的世界里，电是非常重要的一环，要适当地安全用电，方能家庭幸福。