A modern microprocessor requires a billion-dollar plant called a fab to etch onto its surface the tiny electronic components that make it run.

现代的微处理器需要十亿美元的被称为 fab 的工厂，以在其表面蚀刻出使其得以运作的微型电子元器件。

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A new plant will spring up wherever a seed falls on a suitable soil surface, but because they do not build big bodies, they cannot compete with other plants for space, water, or sunlight.

当种子落在合适的土壤表面时，一株新的植物就会在那里生长，但由于它们体型不大，它们无法与其他植物竞争空间、水分或阳光。

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The vadose zone supplies plant roots near the surface with water.

包气带为地表附近的植物根系提供水分。

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When a team of Harvard researchers wanted to create the ultimate liquid- and solid-repelling surface, they looked toward the Nepenthes pitcher plant, where curious insects check in and never check out, thanks to slippery walls that lead to their tiny, horrific fate.

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Methods that have been tried in the past include the release of South American weevils that eat the plant, as well as machinery that shreds from the water surface.

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It was all reflected in the smooth surface of the water, coloured a coffee-black by tannins released from decaying plant life below.

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