The building was so big that the heating bill alone ate up a lot of the budget, and the growing number of elderly patients put it under increasing strain.

堂皇的医院大楼耗能惊人，仅仅是供暖的账单都已经用掉大部分预算资金，再加上不断增加的老年病患入院就医，更是火上浇油。

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What's that about? The state of Wisconsin owns a number of plants supplying heating, cooling, and electricity to state-run facilities (like the University of Wisconsin).

这是什么意思？威斯康辛州拥有大量工厂，向州立机构(如威斯康辛大学)供热、供冷与供电。

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The state of Wisconsin owns a number of plants supplying heating, cooling, and electricity to state-run facilities (like the University of Wisconsin).

威斯康辛州拥有大量工厂，向州立机构(如威斯康辛大学)供热、供冷与供电。

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The fire service says candles, cigarettes, objects left to close too fires, pans over heating and a high number of student houses with no smoke alarm - or no battery in the alarm - are often to blame for fire outbreaks.

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The house was also designed to consume minimal energy and incorporates a number environmentally friendly features, including geothermal heating and cooling and recycled tile floors and countertops.

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If you get within a certain number of miles from home, your oven might start heating up, or your humidifier would switch on.

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