One day, a rich man asked him to paint a portrait for him and promised to pay him 10,000 dollars.

一天，一个富人请他为他画一幅肖像画，并答应付给他一万美元。

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One pulled his hat off, another tugged at his coat, a third tried to paint a mustache under his nose.

一个扯掉了他的帽子，另一个拉他的外套，还有一个试图在他鼻子下画胡子。

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They paint a picture of a world in which individuals, companies, institutions, and governments must deal with two realities, one physical, and one virtual.

他们描绘了这样一个世界：个人、公司、机构和政府必须应对两种现实，一种是物理现实，一种是虚拟现实。

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In one area was a blank canvas that had been waiting twenty-five years for the first line of paint.

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Ultimately, says Ford, the system could power one-third of the plant's paint shop.

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All that reminds us of the cosmonaut in Klushino is the sagging road sign with peeling, discoloured paint, and an old one-storey house.

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But engineers soon realized that one day they would be trying to paint a 1-inch line with a 2-inch paintbrush.

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