IN THE cult 1980s television show “Knight Rider”, the hero's car, KITT, could leap over obstacles using its Turbo Boost function, hold realistic conversations and drive by itself when necessary.

在二十世纪八十年代风靡一时的电视剧《霹雳游侠（Knight Rider）》中，男主人公的汽车、霹雳车KITT可以利用其涡轮推进（Turbo Boost）功能跨越障碍物，可以进行逼真的交谈，并在必要时自动驾驶。

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For instance, studies funded by Welch Foods—the brand behind Welch's 100% Grape Juice—found that drinking Concord grape juice daily may boost brain function.

例如，韦尔奇食品公司（韦尔奇100%葡萄汁背后的品牌）资助的一项研究发现，每天饮用康科德葡萄汁可以促进大脑功能。

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A new study hints that eating milk chocolate may boost brain function.

最新一项研究表明，吃牛奶巧克力可以增强脑功能。

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An electric boost function helps in instances where maximum acceleration is desired, when the electric motor works in tandem with the combustion engine during acceleration.

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The energy drinks market is booming and even a recent study by Italian Matteo Cameli from the University of Siena confirmed that energy drinks boost heart function in healthy people.

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The UCLA Engineering team created a new type of energy-harvesting polarizer for LCDs called a polarizing organic photovoltaic, which can potentially boost the function of an LCD by working simultaneously as a polarizer, a photovoltaic device and an ambient light or sunlight photovoltaic panel.

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