It's cold and raining outside, so for something to pass the time, I switch on my old shortwave radio, and turn the dial aimlessly.

外面挺冷的，还下着雨。为了找点儿事儿打发时间，我打开了短波收音机，胡乱调着频道。

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And like in some cramped university libraries, motors and wheels mechanically move the shelves with the turn of a dial.

此外，如同某些空间局促的大学图书馆，这里的标本架是机械式的，利用马达和转盘来驱动。

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As you turn the timer dial, the beak lowers the tea into the hot water.

当你旋转定时器的转盘时，鸟嘴会降低，而茶叶袋也会浸入杯中。

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When you turn the dial, it takes a little while to warm up.

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But if Kokomo came on the radio at night when my friends and I were driving around, three or four wine coolers deep, we'd never turn the dial and might even turn up the volume because we loved to hate it.

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