"The power of embarrassment is greater than willpower," says Stephen Gullo, Ph.D., author of The Thin Commandments.

“尴尬的力量大于毅力，”斯蒂芬·古勒博士，作者苗条戒律的作者如是说。

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Stephen Salter, an engineer at the University of Edinburgh, UK, who in the 1970s invented the "nodding duck" wave power device, says the idea looks sound.

于1970年发明了“点头鸭(nodding duck)”式波浪发电装置的英国爱丁堡大学工程师Stephen Salter说，这种构想不错。

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That would increase the efficiency of the blades and extend the working life of the generator systems they power, says Stephen Hallett, a member of the Bristol team.

布里斯托小组成员Stephen Hallett说，这能提高叶片的效率，延长它们供能的发电系统。

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"We can't forget that it was Nicol Stephen who allowed Portugal to take the wave power initiative in the first place, " he said.

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When pressed, Stephen Tetlow, chief executive of IMechE, offered the example of coal-fired power stations.

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