paper-clip

基本解釋

TAKE a paper-clip and straighten it out.
拿一個(gè)廻形針竝把它弄直。
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，廻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)於“金屬疲勞”特別的事情就是衹需要用幾磅的力量重複來廻穿過廻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.