The myth also reminds us that these advances have come at a price: as a punishment for Prometheus' crime, the gods created Pandora, and they gave her a box filled with evils and curses.

这个神话也提醒我们，这些进步是有代价的：作为对普罗米修斯罪行的惩罚，众神创造了潘多拉，并给了她一个装满邪恶和诅咒的盒子。

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The burst of strong growth in American productivity after 1995 was spurred by advances in the semiconductor industry, which led to sharp falls in the price of computing power.

1995年后美国生产率的爆炸性增长是由半导产业的进步引发的，这导致了计算机资源价格的急剧下跌。

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Despite unfathomable advances in the computer's power and abilities, the price of computing has dropped steadily for thirty years.

尽管计算机性能得到了难以想象的提高，但30年来计算价格稳步下降。

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In an interview on the "Today" show, McCain ridiculously held out the prospect that advances in alternative energy might lower the price of gas by November.

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Several stocks that Buckingham favors, like Home Depot and Whirlpool, have also had strong advances in stock price like the builders, but Buckingham likes their prospects for moving higher still.

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Yes, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations that economically punish coal power plants are somewhat responsible for the shift to natural gas power, but so too are technological advances and new natural gas discoveries that have dramatically reduced the price of natural gas.

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