The group has already received funds to replace the corroded iron pipes that deliver potable water into their homes with plastic tubes.

这个组织已经接受了一笔资金，用于以塑料管道替换被腐蚀的铁质饮用水管道。

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"For about 20 years, people have being trying to produce synthetic tubes that can be used to bridge gaps in nerves and replace the need for using an autologous graft," says Priestley.

“大约二十年来，人们一直试图制成合成管，用于神经搭桥，并取代自体移植。”普里斯特利说。

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You can replace the fluorescent tubes with full-spectrum bulbs that offer a healthier, warmer light.

你可以把荧光灯管换成光线更健康、更温暖全光谱灯泡。

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The last century has seen only a few major display innovations, among them the move from black-and-white monitors to color and the introduction of flat, liquid crystal displays to replace cathode ray tubes.

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Though there is no reason to use Dr Knight's invention to replace existing optical fibres, it could, by varying the spacing of the air-filled tubes, make a handy filter allowing selected wavelengths (and the messages they carry) to enter or leave the waveguide while the others are contained.

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