How many times have you complained about high long distance costs and phone companies overcharging you?

有多少次你抱怨高费用和长途电话公司滥吗？

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A high dive will make a swimmer go deeper upon entry and therefore, the swimmer will cover more vertical distance to get to the surface. Covering that extra distance costs time.

高度过高的出发跳水会导致入水过深，因此，游泳运动员到达水面的垂直距离会更长，滑过这段额外的距离也就更费时。

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Simultaneously, dramatic drops in communication costs ease long-distance interactions, and there's a reward.

与此同时，通讯成本的大幅下降缓解了远程交流的障碍，而且还带来了回报。

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Notice that these transport costs go up in the distance you have to travel and they go up pretty fast.

注意这些交通成本,随着距离而增长并且增长得很快

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The answer is a boring metric of demand, distance, fuel costs.

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The e-rate offers a reduction on the price of monthly Internet access charges, wiring up classrooms, any special costs attaching to distance learning and basic telephone services.

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Unfortunately, this also costs time and distance.

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