"There has been a lot of early hype, and there are some very good applications, " says Mark Leeson from the University of Warwick, UK.

“在这里面有许多天花乱坠的东西，但他有很多非常好的用途，”来自英国沃维奇大学的马克·利生说。

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The national mood contrasted starkly with the triumphalism of the mid-19th century, says Nicholas Crafts of Warwick University.

华威大学的Nicholas Crafts说到，全国的国民情绪和19世纪中期的那种常胜主义简直是天壤之别。

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"Right now, it is a fad," says Warwick. He says that suddenly carrots seem very popular.

“现在已经是一种时尚了，”高中生沃维克说，突然间吃胡萝卜非常流行，“‘天哪，快看，是胡萝卜耶。”’

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Dr Andrew Levan from the University of Warwick says these longer gamma-ray bursts are actually caused by really, really big stars going supernova.

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Operator Warwick Energy says the closest turbine will be about 7km from the southern tip of Walney Island.

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The average American home uses more than 11, 000 kWh of electricity a year, says Warwick Stirling, global director for Energy and Sustainability, Whirlpool Corporation.

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