And that property could be the volume, like if you have a mercury thermometer, the volume of the mercury.

这种性质可以是体积，如果你有水银温度计，水银的体积。

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The electric point mercury thermometer call transmit the electric signal when get the setting temperature, and get the auto control or alarm funnction.

电接点水银温度计能在工作温度达到或超过（低于）给定值时发出电信号，从而实现自动控制发讯或报警等功能。

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Electronic thermometer readings is intuitive, easy to carry, compact novel, difficult to damage, more easy to keep than the average mercury thermometer.

电子体温表读数直观，携带方便，小巧新颖，不易损坏，比普通水银体温表更易保管。

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And that property could be the volume, like if you have a mercury thermometer , the volume of the mercury.

这种性质可以是体积，如果你有水银温度计,水银的体积。

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So, the active part of the thermometer could be water. It could be alcohol, mercury, it could be a piece of metal.

那么温度计的工作部分,可以是水可以是酒精，水银，可以是一块金属。

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If you drop a mercury thermometer, you should carefully clean up the mercury, which beads up into nice little silver-colored balls.

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