Audiobook Dictation: “The meter continued in general service…”

The meter continued in general service during 1899, and probably up to the close of the century.

這種電錶在1899年間仍被普遍使用，很可能一直用到世紀末。

He weighed and reweighed the meter plates, and pursued every line of investigation imaginable, but all in vain.

他把電錶的極板秤了又秤，想得到的調查方向都試遍了，卻全是徒勞。

He felt he was up against it, and that perhaps another kind of a job would suit him better.

他覺得自己陷入了困境，或許換一種工作會更適合他。

Once again he went to the customer's meter to look around, when a small piece of thick wire on the floor caught his eye. The problem was solved.

他又一次去客戶的電錶那裡查看，地上一小截粗鐵絲引起了他的注意。問題解決了。

We put many customers on, but did not make out many bills.

我們接通了許多用戶，帳單卻沒開出幾張。

To prevent these electrolytes from freezing we had in each meter a strip of metal.

為了防止這些電解液結冰，我們在每個電錶裡都裝了一條金屬片。

When it got very cold the metal would contract and close a circuit, and throw a lamp into circuit inside the meter.

天氣很冷時，金屬片會收縮，閉合電路，讓電錶內的一盞燈接入電路。

The heat from this lamp would prevent the liquid from freezing, so that the meter could go on doing its duty.

這盞燈的熱量能防止液體結冰，於是電錶就能繼續履行它的職責。