'We call the thick wires cables, ' said Dad. 'What are they connected to?'

“我们把那些粗的电线叫做电缆。”爸爸说，“它们连接到什么？”

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Others dream of using them as the basis of a novel communication system that would allow messages to be transmitted to the other side of the world without wires, cables or satellites.

另外一些科学家则梦想使用中微子作为一种新形通信系统的基础，使邮件可以传递到世界另一端，无需使用电线、电缆或卫星。

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Some cables have two wires while others may have five, six, twelve, or more wires.

一些电缆是双芯的，其他的可能有五个、六个、十二个甚至更多芯。

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All these systems connect through a series of wires and cables and are controlled by an Apple Mac G4.

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Researchers believe the technology could be used to replace traditional wires and cables.

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Some PoE equipment uses spare wires in cables that link computers back to network hubs and pump power down these.

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