He also suspected that running an electric current through the silver might help the process, because electrical fields have the ability to break down the membranes that surround bacterial cells.

他还猜想，如果有电流通过银丝，可能会对细菌解体的过程有利，因为电场能够分解包围细菌细胞的细胞壁。

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To cut down the dangers such as electrical current, he cut off the electric source first.

为了减少危险，比如电流，他先切断了电源。

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The most famous is the electric eel, which a colleague of Markham’s termed “a frog with a cattle prod attached, ” but most animals use the electrical signals in more subtle ways.

马克汉姆的一位同事将之称为“长着赶牛棒的青蛙”。 不过，大多数动物以更加微妙的方式使用电信号。

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But Rackliffe said even 111-volt charging stations can strain the electrical infrastructure if electric cars become much more popular.

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Collection and recycling targets will now be based on the quantity of electric and electrical goods going on the market.

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That hybrid car that you smugly drive contains about 100 pounds of the stuff, largely in the electrical cables and the electric motor.

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