In the bank, and elsewhere, you may hear the term 'utility bill'—this simply refers to bills relating to the provision of services to your home, such as electricity, gas, water and telephone.

在银行或其他地方，你可能会听到“公用事业帐单”这个词——它就是指与家庭服务有关的账单，如电费、煤气费、水费和电话费。

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Even basic services, such as electricity and water, have to be paid for in person, with fistfuls of money.

甚至像电和水这样最基本的服务都要由本人付全额现金。

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He told the BBC that cutting greenhouse gas emissions was important across the board, in areas such as electricity, transport and food.

他告诉BBC，在诸如电力、运输和食品等领域全面地减少温室气体的排放是很重要的。

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In those days new scientific discoveries such as electricity seemed to open paths into the area of miracles.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide, are created in part by burning oil and coal for transportation and electricity.

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Shortages of most essentials such as electricity, fuel, medicine and food have become common in Zimbabwe.

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On the other, businessmen say that expensive state-run services such as electricity and telecoms undermine their competitiveness.

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This is why cloud computing is likened to utilities that we use at our homes, such as electricity or water.

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