Here the reader is treated to his knack for opening lines (" You are not the kind of guy who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning ") and his talent for bluntly evocative metaphor.

读者通过阅读《灯红酒绿》就能领略到他开场白的写作技巧(你不是那种早上这个时候以这种样子就出来人)和即刻唤起情感的隐喻才能。

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Think in terms of a subway map, but add in layers of data like water and sewer lines, power grids, and real time traffic information.

例如，在地铁地图上增加其他一些数据，如供水和排水管道、电网和实时交通信息等。

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At that time, how did you think of using the copper lines like conductor?

当初怎么想起用这种类似导体的铜线呢？

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Pop-up restaurants with long lines, coffee shops that brew one cup at a time and shops selling curiosities like local honey have followed the influx of cash.

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Even Massachusetts-based Raytheon, a one-time conglomerate that has gradually divested commercial lines over the last two decades, has non-defense franchises in areas like air-traffic management and civil communications.

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