Dinner table discussions in the Gates family home were always lively and educational. "It was a rich environment in which to learn," Bill remembered.

在比尔家中的餐桌上讨论总是既生动又富有教育意义。“那是个内容丰富的学习环境，”比尔回忆道。

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One study conducted in restaurants found that waiters were able to persuade many more customers to leave them a tip by simply giving them a mint just before they placed the bill on the table.

在餐馆做的一项研究发现，服务生只是在把账单放到桌子上之前给顾客一块薄荷糖就能说服更多的顾客给他们小费。

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Six years ago they began to develop the technology for their E-Table system that allows customers to order food, drinks and the bill from a virtual menu projected on to the table.

六年前，他们开始研发电子餐桌系统的技术，这一系统能够使顾客通过投射在餐桌上的虚拟菜单来点选食物、饮料以及结账。

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Out of this he shook upon the table a five dollar bill.

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They want their leader to table a bill now for a future referendum on Britain's membership of Europe and to challenge Labour and the Liberal Democrats to back or reject giving the public their say.

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Mr Rutelli's latest move has been to table a rival bill to that of Mr Bersani.

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They also say that since Junichiro Koizumi's government did table a broader privacy bill (which failed to win approval) in the most recent parliament, the original agreement has been honoured.

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