Normal swells, known technically as gravity waves, are created by wind pushing the surface of the sea up and gravity then pulling it down, causing it to bounce.

一般的波浪，技术上被成为重力波，是由于风推动着海洋表面上升而后又在重力的作用下被拉向下方，这便会导致海水的回弹。

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Looking up, looking down, measuring the distance, figuring just the right wind direction and speed.

他往上看看，往下看看，测量了一下距离，又计算了适当的风向和风速。

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The trend could simply be part of a natural and long-term cycle that pushes wind speeds both up and down over the course of many decades.

这种趋势可能仅仅是自然的一部分和长期的循环，这种循环是在每经过数十年时间，风速会快-慢的循环一次。

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Critics such as Heartland and ALEC are saying that most base-load generators are designed to go all-day, every-day and not to crank up and down so that they can back up wind and solar.

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You will be able to produce more throughout the entire week, rather than taking valuable time to rev up at the beginning and wind down at the end.

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Still, you can push this argument too far, and wind up going down a dangerous path -- one that ultimately sets back the greater cause of trying to get television networks and film studios to create a broader range of meatier roles for Latino actors and actresses.

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