The heating is on a time switch.

暖气靠定时开关自动供热。

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Now let me switch to the implicit purposes of socialization and time-out.

现在转到深层目标,社会化和腾时间。

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Imagine I have a little lamp, a little goose- one of those little gooseneck lamps, I'd put it on the table here, I'd put the height about a f-- about a foot off the table. And if I was really good, - I could hit, or time it so that when I hurt- yeah, try again. When I turn this on switch on in the lamp, at exactly the same time, I'm going to hit a key on my computer and start it running.

想象下我有一个那种小雁颈台灯-,我把它放在桌子上，大概离桌子，有一英尺那么高吧,这样挺好的，我可以打开-,或者关闭这灯,并在这同时，我可以让我电脑,开始运行。

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Well worth the effort to switch on every time you go for a run.

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It gets 48 miles per gallon and can switch at any time between using veggie oil or diesel for fuel.

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Even for a few days after the time switch, motorists should exercise extra caution behind the wheel, especially commuters who have worked a long day.

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