中文原文
周末早上,你打算在家打扫客厅。先拿起吸尘器准备吸地板,结果吸尘器启动不了。你检查了插头,发现电源线松了,插紧之后机器就能正常工作了。
My translation
On the weekend morning, I decided to clean the dinning room. I was about to use the vacuum to clean the floor, but it didn’t work. Then I checked the plug and found the cable was not at the right place. So I plugged in again, then the machine worked properly.
Revised version
One weekend morning, I decided to clean the dining room. I was about to vacuum the floor, the the vacuum wouldn’t turn on. I checked the plug and saw the power cord was loose. Once I pluged it back in, the machine worked fine.
Key phrases
- one weekend morning,某一个周末早上。或者 on Saturday/Sunday morning
- vacuum the floor,固定搭配,吸尘器吸地板
- turn on,电器
- power cord was loose,电源线松了
- pluged it back in,动词短语要加宾语