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It is undoubtedly true that all work and no play really does make Jack, or Jill, dull. The cure is right at hand. Reading is cheap, easy and, most important, it’s fun. Liberate your imagination this year.

毫无疑问，只工作不玩耍确实会让人变得乏味。解药就在手边。阅读便宜、简单，最重要的是，它很有趣。今年就解放你的想象力吧。

According to Sichel, although the falling price of nails was driven partly by cheaper iron and cheaper energy, most of the credit goes to nail manufacturers who simply found more efficient ways to turn steel into nails.

西切尔认为，尽管钉子价格下降部分源于铁和能源变得更便宜，但主要功劳应归于钉子制造商，他们找到了把钢铁制成钉子的更高效方法。

According to Sichel, although the falling price of nails was driven partly by cheaper iron and cheaper energy, most of the credit goes to nail manufacturers who simply found more efficient ways to turn steel into nails.

西切尔认为，尽管钉子价格下降部分源于铁和能源变得更便宜，但主要功劳应归于钉子制造商，他们找到了把钢铁制成钉子的更高效方法。

After writing two books about the history of inventions, one thing I’ve learnt is that while it is the enchantingly sophisticated technologies that get all the hype, it’s the cheap technologies that change the world.

在写了两本关于发明史的书之后，我明白了一件事：虽然备受追捧的是那些精妙迷人的复杂技术，但真正改变世界的却是廉价的技术。

Solar panels had few niche uses until they became cheap; now they are transforming the global energy system.

太阳能电池板在变得便宜之前几乎只有一些小众用途；如今它们正在改变全球能源体系。

Cheap technologies bring about revolutionary change.

廉价技术带来革命性变化。

By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices, Cline argues, these brands have hijacked fashion cycles, shaking an industry long accustomed to a seasonal pace.

克莱因认为，这些品牌以极其低廉的价格提供潮流单品，从而劫持了时尚周期，撼动了一个长期习惯于按季节节奏运转的行业。