ChinesePod

1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
3 Rome wasn't built in a day

工欲善其事，必先利其器

gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì

1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

投鼠忌器

tóu shǔ jì qì

1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents

欲善其事，必先利其器

yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì

1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

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通过现场摆放的3D打印仪器制作以咖啡渣制作咖啡杯等产品，启迪观众对可持续设计的想象。

tōngguò xiànchǎng bǎifàng de dǎyìn yíqì zhìzuò yǐ kāfēizhā zhìzuò kāfēibēi děng chǎnpǐn ，qǐdí guānzhòng duì kěchíxù shèjì de xiǎngxiàng 。

The production of coffee cups and other products with coffee grounds through 3D printing equipment placed on the scene inspires the audience's imagination of sustainable design.

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仪器

yíqì

instrument

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所以，大家不要以为高科技都是很遥远的东西，它就是我们生活的一部分。比如麻省理工已经制造出一种血细胞大小的仪器，可以直接进入人体鉴定癌细胞，并摧毁它。

suǒyǐ ，dàjiā bùyào yǐwéi gāokējì dōu shì hěn yáoyuǎn de dōngxi ，tā jiù shì wǒmen shēnghuó de yībùfēn 。bǐrú Máshěnglǐgōng yǐjīng zhìzào chū yīzhǒng xuèxìbāo dàxiǎo de yíqì ，kěyǐ zhíjiē jìnrù réntǐ jiàndìng ái xìbāo ，bìng cuīhuǐ tā 。

So, everyone doesn't need to think of high technology as something distant. It's a part of our lives. For example, MIT has already created a machine the size of blood cells. It can enter directly into the body and identify a cancer cell, then destroy it.

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不是，他们用的仪器我们地球人都没有。他们对我的长相很感兴趣，一直摸我的脸。

bù shì ，tāmen yòng de yíqì wǒmen dìqiúrén dōu méiyǒu 。tāmen duì wǒ de zhǎngxiàng hěn gǎn xìngqù ，yīzhí mō wǒ de liǎn 。

No, they used instruments that we Earthlings don't have. They were really interested in my appearance, and kept touching my face.

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他们一句话也没说，我也不敢问。进了飞碟，里面的装饰很简单。外星人让我坐下，还让我喝水。接着，他们就用各种各样的仪器给我做检查。

tāmen yī jù huà yě méi shuō ，wǒ yě bùgǎn wèn 。jìn le fēidié ，lǐmiàn de zhuāngshì hěn jiǎndān 。wàixīngrén ràng wǒ zuòxia ，hái ràng wǒ hēshuǐ 。jiēzhe ，tāmen jiù yòng gèzhǒnggèyàng de yíqì gěi wǒ zuò jiǎnchá 。

They didn't say a word, and I didn't dare ask. We went into the flying saucer, and the inside was decorated simply. The aliens made me sit, then made me drink some water. Next, they used all kinds of instruments to inspect me.

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