Second, on-demand usage means that firms needn't consume way above their needs during slow times in order to be ready for busy times.

其次，按需取用，意味着公司可以在闲暇的时候不需要消耗超过需求的能量，来为繁忙的时候做准备。

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And for all the rest of my life, as I know now, I shall have to shave every morning in order to be ready for no more than this!

现在我知道，在我余下的生命里，我每天早上都应该做的事就是刮好胡子，只不过是要为此做好准备！

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And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality.

我们必须准备释放我们的知识，为了寻求对真理更高层次的理解。

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Eventually a harried housewife or a busy executive will be able to order a ready-to-eat or ready-to-cook gourmet meal for delivery by dinner time (see box).

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