We still do those things today, but these days we mostly use wind power to make electricity.
今天我们仍然在做这些事情，但现在我们主要使用风力发电。
These dams generate low-cost electricity and store water that is needed for agriculture and industry.
这些水坝能产生低成本的电力，并储存农业和工业所需的水。
Franklin conducted his dangerous kite experiment in a thunderstorm, founding the science of atmospheric electricity.
富兰克林在雷雨中进行了危险的风筝实验，从而奠定了大气电学的基础。
Artificial muscles can generate electricity during constriction. The electricity may even charge up your mobile phone.
人造肌肉能在收缩过程中产生电力。这种电力未来甚至能为手机充电。
In 1752, Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite and flew it in a storm to find out that lightning was a form of electricity.
1752年，本杰明·富兰克林将一把钥匙系在风筝上，在暴风雨中放飞，他发现了闪电是电的一种形式。
The last of these—in particular the introduction of vehicles powered by electricity—is ultimately the only sustainable option.
最后一项——尤其是电动汽车的引入——最终会是可持续的唯一选择。
This enormous hunk of steel will soon be at the centre of a gas turbine big enough to meet the electricity needs of a small city.
这个巨大钢件在不久之后将被置于一个大型燃汽涡轮机的中心，该涡轮机发电量足可以满足一个小城市的需要。
Undersea turbines which produce electricity from the tides are set to become an important source of renewable energy for Britain.
利用潮汐发电的海底涡轮机将成为英国可再生能源的重要来源。
Scientists from Korea have turned the main ingredient of calamine lotion into a tiny material that converts sound waves into electricity.
韩国科学家将炉甘石洗液的主要成分转化成一种微细的材料，这种材料能够将声波转化成电能。
The new bulbs require less than half the electricity consumed by the conventional bulbs currently used to produce the same amount of light.
这种新灯泡的耗电量还不到目前用于生产相同亮度的传统灯泡的一半。
Words like "acid", "gravity", "electricity" and "pendulum" had to be invented just to stop their meetings turning into an endless game of charades.
像“酸”，“重力”，“电”和“钟摆”这些词不得不被发明出来，只是为了防止他们的会议变成一场无止尽的字谜游戏。
A new type of solar thermal system for homes that can provide heat, hot water, and electricity is being tested in Boulder, Colo., over the next few months.
未来几个月，科罗拉多州博尔德市将测试一种新型的家用太阳能热系统，该系统可以提供热量、热水和电力。
With new technological advances and mass production, projected cost declines should make wind power one of the world's cheapest ways to produce electricity.
随着新的技术进步和大规模生产，预计成本的下降将使风力发电成为世界上最便宜的发电方式之一。
He was deeply interested in science and natural history and his experiments with electricity and lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod.
他对科学和自然史非常感兴趣，且他对电和闪电的实验直接推动了避雷针的发明。
Even when we turn off the bedside lamp and are fat asleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned.
即使当我们关掉了床头灯，深深地进入睡乡时，电仍在为我们工作，它帮我们开动冰箱，帮我们烧水或使我们房间里的空调机保持运转。
Building these dams provided cheap electricity, created jobs for workers, stimulated regional economic development, and allowed farming on lands that would otherwise be too dry.
修建这些水坝可提供廉价的电力，为工人创造就业机会，刺激了地区经济发展，并允许在否则将过于干燥的土地上进行耕种。
Turn off the light, Frank. It saves electricity.
把灯关了，弗兰克。这样可以省电。
Solar panels take energy from the sun and turn it into electricity.
太阳能电池板从太阳获取能量并将其转化为电能。
It can produce electricity day and night and even in rainy conditions.
它日夜都能发电，甚至在雨天也能发电。
The fridge is environmentally friendly because it uses less electricity.
这种冰箱十分环保，因为它耗电更少。
The Three Gorges Dam produces electricity for millions of people in China.
三峡大坝为中国数百万人提供电力。
Users can also pay their bills through Alipay, such as their water and electricity bills.
用户还可以通过支付宝支付水电费等账单。
It is considered a promising source of green energy to produce electricity in coastal areas.
它被认为是一种很有发展前景的绿色能源来源，可用来为沿海地区发电。
The outdoor terraces allow people to enjoy more natural light, lowering the need for electricity.
室外露台让人们享受到更多的自然光线，降低了对电力的需求。
In addition, with the development of modern technology, tidal energy can be stored and used to produce electricity continuously.
此外，随着现代技术的发展，潮汐能可以储存起来用于持续发电。
Even if they don't, at least they will always know that they can live without computers, electricity, and smartphones—even if it is only for a few days!
即使他们不这样做，至少他们将永远知道，他们可以在没有电脑、电力和智能手机的情况下生活——即使只有几天！
After two years of hard work, the group paid for the solar panels, which now satisfy one-fourth of the school's electricity needs—saving the neighborhood thousands of dollars.
经过两年的努力，该组织购买了太阳能电池板，现在满足了学校四分之一的电力需求，为社区节省了数千美元。
According to the IRENA (the International Renewable Energy Agency) , by just using 2% of our coastlines, we can produce 4,383 TWh of ocean power each year, enough to meet 4% of the world's electricity needs.
根据国际可再生能源机构（IRENA）的数据，我们只需利用2%的海岸线，就能每年生产4383太瓦时的海洋电力，足以满足全世界4%的电力需求。
All living cells send out tiny pulses of electricity.
每个活细胞都会发出微小的电脉冲。
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