The capacity to do work is called energy.

做功的本领叫做能。

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A hammer, raised up, has the capacity to do work.

锤子举起时，具有做功的能力。

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Energy is nothing else but the capacity to do work.

能量不外乎是做功的本领。

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What we already know, however, is that we can do more to bring the right resources to the right schools, and that schools and systems lack the capacity to do this work alone.

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Although no drill has been found, archaeologists have discovered beads of the same 2.5mm diameter as the holes found in the teeth, indicating the people did have the capacity to do delicate work.

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They're ready to go. (Applause.) So we were just talking about how they are geared up and they've got the capacity to guarantee a homeowner that if they're willing to do this work on their house, they will get their money back -- not just through the rebate but in the energy savings that you're seeing each year.

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