That was in the days before electricity was available at the flick of a switch.
那是在过去，还没有到开关一响就有电的时代。
Let's hope they're wise enough not to be fooled by a machine that claims to determine truthfulness at the flick of a switch.
我们希望他们足够聪明，不要被一台声称只要按一下开关就能确定真实性的机器愚弄。
IMAGINE redecorating your house at the flick of a switch, or changing the colour of your coat at the press of a button.
可以想象一下通过旋动按钮可以重新装修房子，或者是通过按钮可以改变衣服的颜色。
Processing plants can go back and forth between ethanol and crystallised sugar at the flick of a switch, depending on prices.
受价格影响，只要轻弹开关，加工厂就可以在乙醇和结晶糖之间转换。
I never need to worry about food going bad in the warm weather and, at the flick of a switch, I can have a hot meal in a couple of minutes.
我从未需要担心在温暖的天气的食物变坏，并且，轻轻按一下开关，我就可以在两三分钟内吃上一顿热腾腾的饭。
But supply cannot be created at the flick of a switch, particularly when agricultural land once used for food is now often being used for biofuels.
但供应不可能在转瞬之间制造出来，特别是在曾用于粮食生产的农田如今往往被用于制造生物燃料的情况下。
The problem is that when life becomes a game that can be left behind at the flick of a switch, it's easy to throw responsibility out of the window.
问题在于当生活变成一个可以在开关一闪之后抛开的游戏时，责任也被扔出窗外。
A new brain implant tested on rats restored lost memories at the flick of a switch, heralding a possible treatment method for patients with Alzheimer's disease, stroke or amnesia.
在大鼠身上进行的一种新的脑植入试验可以恢复对某个开关失去的记忆，这预示了一种潜在的治疗阿尔兹·海默症、脑卒中或失忆症患者方法。
For the uneducated, the world is an intolerably dull and slow-moving place by comparison with the excitement available at the press of a button or the flick of a switch.
对于未受教育的人来说，这个世界和那种只要按一个按钮或打开开关就能获得刺激的电子世界来说是无法忍受的枯燥和无趣。
For the uneducated, the world is an intolerably dull and slow-moving place by comparison with the excitement available at the press of a button or the flick of a switch.
对于未受教育的人来说，这个世界和那种只要按一个按钮或打开开关就能获得刺激的电子世界来说是无法忍受的枯燥和无趣。
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