He was startled when the lights went out.

灯熄灭时，他感到受惊的。

She had a fright when the lights went out unexpectedly.

当灯光意外熄灭时，她受到了惊吓。

When the lights went out , I lit some candles.

灯灭了，我赶紧点上一些蜡烛。

When the lights went out，the girl got scared.

灯光熄灭后，那女孩非常害怕。

They were watching TV when the lights went out.

停电时，他们刚好在看电视。（注意：同上例）

The performance had hardly begun when the lights went out.

演出刚一开始电灯就灭了。

I lost a position when the lights went out and another one in the first corner.

我失去了位置时，熄灭的时候，另一个在第一个弯道之一。