If I don't get a bite in a few minutes I lift the rod and twitch the bait.

如果好几分钟也不见鱼上钩，我就提起鱼竿猛拉钓饵。

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And found that the rod moved upward and to the side—a sign of optical lift.

发现这个长条物体向上移动并移向旁边，这标志着光的上升力。

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Rod pumping is a main artificial lift oil production method in petroleum industry.

有杆泵采油是石油工业传统而占主导地位的人工举升采油方式。

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Lufkin will add a variety of other technologies including rod lift, gas lift, plunger lift, hydraulic lift and progressive cavity pumps, to this.

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Some of these product technologies like rod lift are seeing increasing demand due to the changing dynamics of the oil and gas production market.

FORBES: GE's Bet On Lufkin Bolsters Its Growing Energy Business