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.

这种电表在1899年间仍被普遍使用，很可能一直用到世纪末。

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

他把电表的极板称了又称，想得到的调查方向都试遍了，却全是徒劳。

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

他觉得自己陷入了困境，或许换一种工作会更适合他。

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.

他又一次去客户的电表那里查看，地上一小截粗铁丝引起了他的注意。问题解决了。

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

我们接通了许多用户，账单却没开出几张。

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

为了防止这些电解液结冰，我们在每个电表里都装了一条金属片。

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

天气很冷时，金属片会收缩，闭合电路，让电表内的一盏灯接入电路。

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

这盏灯的热量能防止液体结冰，于是电表就能继续履行它的职责。