Subjects who picked an apple over chocolate were more irritated by ads that used words like "you ought to" or "need to," which sound controlling.

那些宁愿买苹果而不是巧克力的人，很容易对含有“你应该”“你需要”字眼的广告产生反感，这些词听上去有控制的意味。

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We may sound pessimistic at this point, but what we are really advocating is controlling semantic chaos.

到目前为止，我们可能显得比较悲观，但是我们真正的主张是对语义混乱加以控制。

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"We learned how important water is," he said. "It may sound trivial, but the entire process has been built around controlling water content."

我们最终认识到水的重要性，“他说。“听起来没什么特别，但整个聚集过程都是围绕控制水含量来构建的。””

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The bass reflex port is optimally positioned to ensure the twin woofers drive accurately and with synchronous timing, controlling back radiation and to help eliminate sound distortion.

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However just from the request, a sound file is played which is transmitted via IR to my TiVo, thus controlling it.

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The escapement is the crucial component of a mechanical watch, controlling the flow of energy through the movement and producing that familiar ticktock sound.

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