In the bank, and elsewhere, you may hear the term 'utility bill'—this simply refers to bills relating to the provision of services to your home, such as electricity, gas, water and telephone.

在银行或其他地方，你可能会听到“公用事业帐单”这个词——它就是指与家庭服务有关的账单，如电费、煤气费、水费和电话费。

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This can be proved by a housing rent book, a tax form, water or electricity bill for the property, as long as it's in your name.

只要是在你的名下，就可以通过房屋租金登记簿、税单、水电费来证明房产是你的。

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It can not only repair itself but also generate electricity during constriction. The electricity may even charge up your mobile phone or MP3 player in the future.

这种人造肌肉不仅能自我修复，而且还可以在运动收缩过程中产生电力，未来甚至能为手机或MP3播放器充电。

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Are you already seeing a drop in your electricity bill?

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Decking out homes with smartphone-controlled appliances and using gadgets to keep tabs on electricity usage isn't exactly new, but the MeterPlug thinks it can do a better job of tracking exactly how much dough your devices are burning in electricity.

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It wants to know how much you make in salary and dividends, the time you leave for work, the number of bedrooms in your house and whether there is a toilet, how much you pay in electricity bills and for water and sewer services, whom you work for, whether you have trouble walking or lifting things and on and on.

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