And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;

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You turn on your lamp, it happens pretty fast because current can flow very quickly through wire or through a charged - a solution of ions.

你打开灯 灯马上就亮了,电流可以迅速通过,电线或者带电荷的--电解质的溶液

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Imagine I have a little lamp, a little goose- one of those little gooseneck lamps, I'd put it on the table here, I'd put the height about a f-- about a foot off the table. And if I was really good, - I could hit, or time it so that when I hurt- yeah, try again. When I turn this on switch on in the lamp, at exactly the same time, I'm going to hit a key on my computer and start it running.

想象下我有一个那种小雁颈台灯-,我把它放在桌子上，大概离桌子，有一英尺那么高吧,这样挺好的，我可以打开-,或者关闭这灯,并在这同时，我可以让我电脑,开始运行。

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