It was a compact fluorescent light bulb.

那是一个紧凑型荧光灯管。

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The industry is banking on LED lighting as the way forward, and it’s virtually the only bulb technology on display: There is barely a single incandescent or sickly compact fluorescent to be seen.

整个产业都指望着LED照明技术，它也几乎是唯一用于显示器的电子管技术：几乎找不到一个白炽灯或者排列混乱的荧光灯。

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Early iterations of the compact fluorescent light bulb were expensive, and consumers complained of myriad problems - from buzzing, flickering and long start-up time to unpleasant hues.

早期的复合型荧光灯管是昂贵的，消费者抱怨各种各样的问题诸如从有响声，闪烁，过长的启动时间产生令人不愉快的色彩。

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The best-known green-home technology must surely be the compact-fluorescent light bulb, the very icon of green living.

ECONOMIST: Green homes

They typically last 50, 000 hours, compared with 10, 000 for a compact fluorescent and 1, 000 for an incandescent bulb.

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