那时的冰箱真的就是冰盒子，得靠一块块的冰来制冷，冰块的大小根据容器的大小而各不相同。

In those days, refrigerators really were iceboxes, cooled by chunks of ice whose size varied according to the size of the appliance.

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有水星逆行到双子座是一个有点像试图与别人盒子在湿滑的冰板站立-不可能保持一个强大的，根深蒂固的地位。

Having Mercury retrograde to a Gemini is a bit like trying to box with someone while standing on a slippery slab of ice - impossible to retain a strong, rooted position.

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但另一种无需电力即可冷藏食物的方法是使用蒸发式冷却盒。这个盒子很容易做而且甚至不需要使用冰。

But another way to keep food cool without the need for electricity is to use an evaporative cooler.

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