The walls were built extra thick to save heat and energy-efficient appliances kept energy use low.

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They lie entranced, thick as -- how many angels were there?

他们密密麻麻的漂浮着--哪里有多少天使？

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So, if you bought a newspaper it would be only two sheets because it was so expensive-- not all the thick paper that we have today-- and it would cost something like $10 or $20 in today's prices.

你要是在当时买报纸的话,恐怕只有两页纸,因为纸实在是太贵了-,而且我们现在用的那种厚纸很少见-,按照今天的物价水平,大概需要10至20美元。

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