It sounds paradoxical, because the idea behind this hypothesis is that the red pigment is made in autumn leaves to protect chlorophyll, the light-absorbing chemical, from too much light.

这听起来很矛盾，因为这一假设背后的理念是，树叶在秋天产生的红色素是用于保护叶绿素这种吸收光的化学物质，以免它吸收过多的光。

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Your town doesn't get as much light or heat from the sun.

你的城镇不会从太阳那里获得那么多的光或热。

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A candle does not produce as much light as a light bulb.

蜡烛产生的光亮不如灯泡强。

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So much light in the sky would not let his daughter sleep.

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And as you read Lolita, try to notice how much light imagery there is.

你们读Lolita的时候，要注意用的关于光的比喻。

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But it just means there's so much more space and there's so much more light

但是这也只是说明，这里有更多的地方和光照，

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In theory, a 7.5-watt TLED could generate as much light as a 100-watt incandescent bulb.

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Trials to date have been too short or too small to shed much light.

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Winnick, of course, said he didn't know much--and nothing at the hearing shed much light on the subject.

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