But while these were fast, they were also large, energy-hungry and expensive to produce.

虽然这些芯片速度快，但体积大，能耗大，制造成本高昂。

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All of which is only going to add to our domestic energy consumption, as air-conditioning units are energy-hungry beasts.

所有这一切都只会增加英国国内的能源消费，因为空调耗能相当厉害。

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So long as that remains broadly true, the interests of energy-hungry powers from near and far will continue to grind against each other there.

只要这句话一天还是真的，急需能源的国家们，无论远近，对这块宝地的兴趣将会继续驱使他们对彼此龇牙咧嘴。

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How,one asks,will the government satisfy the energy demands resulting from the rising expectations of its 1.3 billion, consumer-hungry people?

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There is no denying hundreds of millions of Chinese are buying homes,refrigerators,TV sets, vehicles and other energy-hungry trappings of a consumer society.

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Understanding this could lead, it's hoped, to an entirely new way of powering energy-hungry supercomputer systems.

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Then along came cell phones which need lots of electricity, relatively speaking, to power their energy-hungry radio connections.

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Power is a big source of profits, which is why the city is keen to lure energy-hungry firms.

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