For the uneducated, the world is an intolerably dull and slow-moving place by comparison with the excitement available at the press of a button or the flick of a switch.

对于未受教育的人来说，这个世界和那种只要按一个按钮或打开开关就能获得刺激的电子世界来说是无法忍受的枯燥和无趣。

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IMAGINE redecorating your house at the flick of a switch, or changing the colour of your coat at the press of a button.

可以想象一下通过旋动按钮可以重新装修房子，或者是通过按钮可以改变衣服的颜色。

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From the menu, you may press e on an entry to edit it, c to switch to a GRUB command line, b to boot the system, p to enter a password, and Esc to return to the menu or to the previous step.

在菜单中的条目上按 e 键将编辑条目，按 c 键切换到 GRUB 命令行，按 b 键引导系统，按 p 键输入密码，按 Esc 键返回菜单或上一步。

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With the press of a switch, I start to winch in the chain.

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However, euros are paper and to increase the gold supply you have to go to much greater lengths than switch on a printing press.

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