Right now the cost of that would be prohibitive, but we can imagine a time in the near future when touch screen UIs and Internet connectivity in everyday devices will be commonplace and inexpensive.

虽然这些装置现在的成本很高，但在不久的将来触摸屏用户界面和网络连接会越来越普及，成本会越来越低。

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The most famous physicist of the 20th century wasn't a Thomas Edison: The fridge would prove to be one of Einstein's few forays into the world of commonplace engineering.

20世纪最著名的物理学家并不是托马斯·爱迪生一人：冰箱被证明是爱因斯坦在普通工程学领域为数不多的项目之一。

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It would be if it wasn't increasingly commonplace.

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The global average temperature for last year would have been a record 15 years ago, an indication that what used to be unusual heat is more commonplace.

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