A new type of solar thermal system for homes that can provide heat, hot water, and electricity is being tested in Boulder, Colo., over the next few months.

未来几个月，科罗拉多州博尔德市将测试一种新型的家用太阳能热系统，该系统可以提供热量、热水和电力。

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When driving in a car on a hot summer day, you may see what looks like shimmering water on the road, which, as science tells us, is really just a mirage, an illusion caused by the heating of the air.

在炎热的夏天开车时，你可能会在路上看到闪闪发光的水，但科学告诉我们，这其实只是海市蜃楼，是空气加热造成的幻觉。

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The mantle's motions, analogous to those in a pot of boiling water, cool the mantle by carrying hot material to the surface and returning cooler material to the depths.

地幔的运动类似于一壶沸水的运动，它把热的物质带到表面，再把较冷的物质带到深处，从而使地幔冷却。

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A boy can be in hot water with his mother, if he comes into the house with dirty,wet shoes.

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