Further imagine that this pipe is not made of metal but a transparent magnetic field.

接着再想象一下，这样的管道不是用金属做的，而是一个透明的磁场。

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But we can use the metal of the car to make something else.

但是我们可以用汽车的金属来制造别的东西。

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Plastic parts can substitute for metal ones, but they don't last long.

塑料零件可以代替金属零件，但是它们不耐用。

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You are no longer a captive but wear the metal of great rank among their people.

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But their shields are made of wicker and they don't have that kind of metal body armor and all that stuff.

而他们的盾是用藤条做的,同时他们也没有金属装甲和其他护具

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But at the end of the day, if you move this metal thing aside with your fingers, don't squeeze it too hard.

但是在下课后，如果你用手指触碰这个金属块，不要用力过猛。

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