Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half.

有研究表明，在道路上画上笔直的横杆，可以在开始将司机的平均速度降低一半。

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But the relationship between man and nature is much less clear-cut in this picture, called Rain, Steam and Speed — the Great Western Railway, completed by Turner sometime around 1843, 1844.

但人类与大自然的关系在《雨、蒸汽和速度——西部大铁路》中就没有那么清晰的表现出来。此画由透纳在1843年和1844年左右完成。

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Such arrangements, made possible by high-speed Internet connections between homes, offices and data centers, aim to ease users' technology headaches and, in some cases, cut their costs.

这类做法因家庭、办公室和数据中心之间的高速网络连接而成为可能，旨在缓解令用户头痛的技术问题，有时还会节省用户的开支。

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When I plugged a Linksys unit into an outlet near three light dimmers and a hair dryer, file transfer speed was cut in half, but dimmers or dryer alone brought the speed down just 25%, to roughly Wi-Fi rates.

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They have recently come up with their own proposals which intend to cut motoring costs and bring in other pro-car policies such as increasing speed limits on motorways.

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