The curved glass had a magnifying effect, like a lens.

弯曲的玻璃像透镜一样具有放大作用。

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It is different, because with painted glass the idea of light corning through to create the magical effect wasn't the focus any more.

情况由于彩绘玻璃的产生变得不同了，通过光穿透玻璃所制造的奇幻效果也不再是亮点。

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Really it is terrible what an effect that one glass of punch must have had on me!

这杯酒对我的影响，实在是太可怕了！

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Microsoft has announced that it is to make some significant changes to the Windows 8 user interface, including dropping the Aero Glass effect that was first introduced in Windows Vista.

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While it's already being used in art galleries and inside cameras (as sensor covers), Nippon Electric Glass is pushing hard to get its invisible glass featured on mobile devices -- the selling point here is simply to achieve the effect of somewhere in between glossy glass and matte glass, so that you'd get the best color vibrancy with minimal reflection.

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The curved glass had a magnifying effect, like a lens: inside, the pale-pink pill was disintegrating as if giving birth to a galaxy or the universe.

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