Someone had once told Jerrodd that the 'ac' at the end of 'Microvac' stood for 'automatic computer' in ancient English, but he was on the edge of forgetting even that.

曾经有人告诉贾诺德，“Microvac”词尾的“ac”是古英语中“automatic computer，智能电脑”的缩写。但他差不多连这都忘了。

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"He drew his own boundaries that he didn't want violated on the ice and in the net, and he was always the type of guy who was on the edge of taking a penalty because someone violated his territory, his crease area, " said Mike Gilligan, who coached Thomas at the University of Vermont.

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