James Bond films of the future, he adds, might not feature Goldfinger. It could be Greenfinger, hand hovering over the global thermostat.

他补充说，詹姆士·邦德的未来电影可能并不是金手指，可能是绿手指，手放在地球温度机上。

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The global thermostat can't be turned down quickly once it's been turned up, so scientists say we need to proceed with more caution right now.

全球温度一旦升高将不能被迅速降低，因此科学家们认为我们需要更加谨慎从事。

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Their utility bills can be $300 a month in the winter, even though they often keep the thermostat turned down to 50 degrees.

冬天即便经常让恒温器保持在五十度以下，用气用电费用都能达到每个月三百块。

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Maybe you don't control thermostats in your dorm room, some of you do and some of you don't probably, and maybe it doesn't work very well so it might not be a good example, but imagine a perfect thermostat that you set for a temperature and then the temperature stays the same inside the room no matter what the temperature is outside.

可能你根本就不理卧室里的恒温器,有些人去调它,有些人就置之不理,可能它压根就是坏的,所以这个例子也许并不恰当,但你还是想象一个完美运行的恒温器,你设定温度后房间里的温度就保持不变,不管外面温度是多少

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Nest, the learning thermostat, can be programmed to perfectly match your daily activities.

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Or connect the thermostat to the Web so that it can be controlled from an office PC, allowing home temperature to be set before you get home?

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The Instant Away feature allows homeowners to balance comfort and energy savings: on your way out the door, simply tell the Honeywell Wi-Fi thermostat when you will be back and it can start saving energy instantly while you are gone.

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