There were not as many vulnerable electrical items then, but it did knock out telegraph services, even burning down some telegraph stations, he said.

当时还没发明这么多这么脆弱的电器设备，但风暴切断了通讯，甚至烧坏了一些信号站的设施。

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And then finally there comes a knock on the door and you open it up and you realize that something different is finally going to happen.

最终敲门声响了，你打开门，意识到变数终于发生了。

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No one really learns anything until they see it, hear it, smell it, knock it over and then eat it.

没有人可以真正了解一个东西直到他们能够看到这个东西的样子、听听它的声音、闻一闻它的气味、敲敲它、然后把它吃掉！

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What you have done is create an argument that neither of the voices you cited actually hold and then try to knock it down.

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If Nokia can keep riding the fashion trends, then it will be hard for Microsoft to knock it down.

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And then it loses its dominance as competitors knock off its software and distribute it to a pack of fast-moving hardware specialists.

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