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。
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 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。
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。
But the biggest obstacle to doing business is a lack of electricity.
但是恢复商业最大的障碍还是电力的缺失。
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。
All electricity comes from private generators, but the supply of fuel is irregular.
所有的电都来自私营发电厂，但是，燃料供应一点也不正常。
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。
But wind power is uncertain, sometimes providing too much electricity and sometimes too little.
不过，风能的获取是不稳定的——有时风力提供的电力会过多，有时则会不足。
But this also requires costly power grids to carry the electricity to the distant cities.
但这一举措同时需要造价高昂的电网系统，使其将电力输送到远方的城市。
Electricity is a modern wonder, but power stations have burnt too much CO2-producing coal.
电力是现代的奇迹，但是电站燃烧了太多的产生二氧化碳的媒。
This won't save a huge amount of electricity, but it helps.
虽然这么做不能节省多少电，但也有帮助。
We understand how to use electricity, but we do not fully understand what it is.
我们懂得如何使用电，但并不完全明白电是什么东西。
Electricity was not discovered by Edison, but he invented the electric light.
电不是爱迪生发现的，但他发明了电灯。
I grew up in a place where there was no electricity, no running water, but I think that's good in a way.
我在一个没有电力和自来水供应的地方长大，从某种程度上说，这是件好事。
Some countries have coal, and they make electricity with that, but we will not always have coal.
有些国家有煤，因此他们用煤发电，但我们不会一直有煤。
With an 18-watt fluorescent bulb you get as much light but use 75% less electricity.
用18瓦的荧光灯灯泡有同样的亮度，而用电量却减少75％。
The water is, but you have to pay gas and electricity.
包括水，但你得付电和气的费用。
Than coal, much less electricity, but the core of the nuclear reaction.
不是烧煤，更不通电，而是内核的核反应。
It includes water but not gas or electricity.
包括水费，但不包括电和煤气费。
But I do know this: that you can cook a man's dinner with electricity, and you can also cook the man.
但是我知道这点：你可以用电来为人做饭，你甚至可以用电把这个人也给“烹”了。
But I do know this: that you can cook a man's dinner with electricity, and you can also cook the man.
但是我知道这点：你可以用电来为人做饭，你甚至可以用电把这个人也给“烹”了。
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