paper-clip

基本解釋

TAKE a paper-clip and straighten it out.
拿一個(gè)回形針并把它弄直。
Do that half a dozen times or so and the paper-clip will snap in two.
大約這樣做六次左右，回形針將喀嚓一聲折成兩段。
The extraordinary thing about “metal fatigue” is that it takes only a few pounds of force applied repeatedly back and forth across the paper-clip’s thickness to break it.
關(guān)于“金屬疲勞”特別的事情就是只需要用幾磅的力量重復(fù)來回穿過回形針的厚度來折斷它。

One moment they are appointing paper-clip monitors to deal with the supply of paper clips.
ECONOMIST: Schumpeter
Do that half a dozen times or so and the paper-clip will snap in two.
ECONOMIST: Aircraft fatigue
To snap a typical paper-clip in tension—by clamping one end and tugging on the other—would require a force of 50lbs or so.
ECONOMIST: Aircraft fatigue

A paper clip is a small piece of bent wire that is used to hold papers together.