electric shock

每日一詞---electric shock

是的，electric shock就是觸電的意思。當然除了指實際上的觸電，也能用來形​容震驚或嚇一跳。 假如電燈開關有問題，不小心被電到，就可以說 I got an electric shock from the faulty light switch.

又比如美牛案的通過讓許多人震驚，也可以說 It struck many people as an electric shock that the government decided to lift a ban on U.S. beef.