For example, in terms of the atomic theory of matter, at the time at the turn of the Century, the understanding was that atoms were the most basic constituent of matter, meaning you couldn't break atoms up into anything smaller - that was it, you're done.

例如在原子理论中,在19，20世纪之交的时候,人们认为原子是,组成物质的最基本粒子,也就是说你不能,把原子再分割了,就这样了。

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Barrett said Intel was committed to delivering IT access to the developing world, and was helping Sri Lanka Telecom set up south Asia's first long-range WIMAX wireless network, which we're presuming won't be a wind-up system.

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Barrett said Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) was committed to delivering IT access to the developing world, and was helping Sri Lanka Telecom set up south Asia's first long-range WIMAX wireless network, which we're presuming won't be a wind-up system.

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But that doesn't mean they're living up to their outsized salaries--many of them aren't, at least in 2010.

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