But electricity was cheap compared with gasoline.
但是电却比汽油便宜。
That is the modern idea of the nature of matter. Matter is really nothing but electricity.
这就是现代的自然物质组成理论——物质实际上这是带电体的组成而已。
A dimmer can approximate the effect of a candle, but electricity is fundamentally incapable of producing natural ambiance.
调光器可以近似的一支蜡烛的效果，但电力是根本不能生产的自然氛围。
In the first quarter of this year, Beijing reported 6.1% GDP growth, but electricity consumption overall in the country appeared to decline.
在今年第一季度，北京宣布GDP增长6.1%，但是全国范围内的电力消耗却在下降。
The second is to choose a thermoelectric material which conducts heat badly (so that different parts remain at different temperatures) but electricity well.
第二是选择的热电材料的导热性差（这样不同部分就能保持不同的温度）但是导电性良好。
We moved into a cabin with electricity but no running water.
我们搬进了一间有电但是没有自来水的小木屋。
We were raised on books and computers, highways and cell phones, but now we were living in a village without running water or electricity.
我们在书本、电脑、高速公路和手机的陪伴下长大，但现在我们生活在一个没有自来水和电的村庄。
It's all very well to say that, but someone comes to the door and says "electricity" or "gas", and you automatically think he is OK, especially when he shows his card.
说起来容易，但是有人在门口说“电”（收电费）或者“气”（收气费）时，你会默认他是个没有问题的人，特别是他出示了他的证件后。
We were without electricity for three hours but it's on again now.
我们停电三个小时了，不过现在又来电了。
We still do those things today, but these days we mostly use wind power to make electricity.
今天我们仍然在做这些事情，但现在我们主要使用风力发电。
Historically, most cars have run on gasoline, but that may change in the future: cars can also run on other liquid fuels and electricity.
从历史上看，大多数汽车都以汽油为燃料，但这种情况在未来可能会改变：汽车也可以使用其他液体燃料和电力。
But radio, television, and the applications of electricity were unimaginable.
但无线电、电视和电的应用是无从想象的。
But when I left this morning, there was electricity.
但今天早上我离开的时候来电了。
But then I left this morning, there was electricity.
但今天早上我离开的时候来电了。
Sunshine is free, but converting it into electricity is not.
阳光固然免费，将它转换成电能的过程却不然。
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。
But the tree design kept making electricity under the same conditions.
但是树布局设计在同样条件下继续产生电能。
And they do have televisions and cellphones and water and electricity but my cousin was still farming with water-buffalo.
而且他们的确有了电视手机自来水和电，不过我的亲戚们仍然在用水牛做农活。
That means you need less silicon to make a given amount of electricity, but it also makes the silicon very hot-as hot as a commercial microprocessor.
这意味着释放等量电力的情况下，需要的硅晶体更少，但这也使得硅更热——与商业微处理器差不多的发热量。
But cheap electricity is only one, albeit important, criterion for choosing the site of a data centre.
不过便宜的电能固然重要，也只是数据中心选址的条件之一。
Previously, large corporations have come out and say "I use the to produce electricity. " But they failed because they try to fit the community first.
之前，有一些大公司,声称可以是发电“,但他们最终失败了,应为他们想适应整个社区。
Hagelstein says that with present systems it's possible to efficiently convert heat into electricity, but with very little power.
哈格尔施泰因说，借助目前的系统，实现热电高效转化是有可能的，但得到的电能很小。
Thermal plants suck up nearly as much electricity, but also need large amounts of steam.
采用热法技术的工厂消耗的电力也差不多如此，但是同样需要大量的水蒸气。
The American aid package was intended to improve Malawi's electricity network, but it's dependent on a commitment to good governance.
美国的一揽子援助计划，旨在改善马拉维的电力网络，但它依赖于善政的承诺。
The turbines used are compact - 20cm in diameter - but can generate 1mw of electricity each.
这些涡轮机非常小——20厘米的直径——但是每个涡轮却能成产1百万瓦电力。
The turbines used are compact - 20cm in diameter - but can generate 1mw of electricity each.
这些涡轮机非常小——20厘米的直径——但是每个涡轮却能成产1百万瓦电力。
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