The power, however, may be wasted - or a Saturnian reaction may recrystallize the "free potential" into patterns essentially not very different from the old ones.

但是权力却会被浪费——土星的反作用会使“自由的潜能”结晶成为不同于旧有事物的典范与楷模。

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Potential customers are softened up with free gifts before the sales talk.

谈生意之前，先送给潜在的客户一些赠品，以联络感情。

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It is a free electron so there is no potential energy to be accounted for.

对于自由电子,因此没有什么势能。

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