They may advise to turn utilities off or on so it's important to know the location of your home's water valve, electrical panel, gas valve and floor drain.

他们可能让你打开或关闭家中设备，所解水阀、电闸、煤气阀及下水道的位置很重要。

As he passed along Mouret glanced at the heating apparatus which was to be lighted on the following Monday for the first time, and at the firemen guarding a giant gas-meter enclosed in an iron cage.

当他经过时，穆雷瞥一眼将下周一首次点亮的供暖设备，及看守铁笼中巨大煤气表的消防员。

But the number of people affected this year swelled into the millions because of the large-scale power outages that Pacific Gas and Electric, the state's largest utility, carried out to prevent downed lines and other equipment from sparking fires.

不过，今年影响的人数增加到数百万，因该州最大的公用事业巨头太平洋煤气电力公司实行大规模的停电政策，防止倒塌的线路或其他设备引发。