Instead he was using a one-wire transmission system where the conductive Earth served as the wire .

相反，他使用的是单线传输系统在地球的导电丝担任。

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One New Caledonian crow, called Betty, bent some straight wire into a hook and used it to lift a small bucket of her favourite food from a vertical pipe.

一只名叫贝蒂的新喀里多尼亚乌鸦把一根笔直的铁丝咬成一个弯钩，用它把一小桶她最喜欢吃的食物从一根垂直的管子里吊了出来。

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No one can walk the wire in the air without a bit of fear unless trained very young.

没有人能在空中毫无畏惧地走钢丝，除非从小就接受过训练。

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