Imagine a car that has a clogged fuel filter: thefuel (our energy) can’t get to where it needs to go quickly and smoothly, andthe car performs inefficiently and ineffectively.

正如一辆汽车会被燃料过滤器堵塞一样：燃料（能源）不能迅速、顺利的传到它需要的地方，汽车不能快速有效的行驶。

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A clogged oil filter can also result in low oil pressure.

一个被堵住的过滤器也能引起油压不足。

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Check the oil filter to see if it is plugged up with gunk. A clogged oil filter can also result in low oil pressure.

检查油过滤器是否被粘性物质堵住。一个被堵住的过滤器也能引起油压不足。

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When he started raising the nets from those offshore waters, and saw the processing mill getting clogged with minnows, not Whales, he could have moderated the impacts early, to filter them out on the front end, he did not.

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