Dave Warren of the Washington Public Utility District Association notes electricity demand fell during the recession and may stay down, thanks to conservation.

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Everybody's going to put the cup down and assumes it's going to stay there but not fall to the floor.

每个人放下杯子时,都会假设杯子会稳稳地搁在那里,而不是掉在地上。

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But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay As ice-storms do.

可是“荡“一下不会叫它们一躬到底,再也起不来，这可是冰干的事。

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