That makes the stacks of electrocytes act like thousands of batteries in series.

这使得电细胞的堆叠就像数千个串联的电池一样。

Each group of four blobs can produce about the same voltage as an electric eel's electrocyte.

每组四个斑点可以产生与电鳗的电细胞大致相同的电压。

These alternating charges can drive a current, turning the electrocyte into a biological battery.

这些交变电荷可以驱动电流，将电细胞变成生物电池。

Electric eels have long chains of special cells called electrocytes that are all linked to a common nerve.

电鳗有长长的特殊细胞链，称为电细胞，它们都与共同的神经相连。

Now, one face of the electrocyte is negatively charged outside and positively charged inside.

现在， 电细胞的一个面在外面带负电，在里面带正电。

Normally, electrocytes pump out sodium and potassium ions to maintain a positive charge outside and negative charge inside.

正常情况下，电细胞泵出钠离子和钾离子以维持外部正电荷和内部负电荷。

But when the nerve signal arrives at the electrocyte, it prompts the ion gates to open.

但是当神经信号到达电细胞时，它会促使离子门打开。

Each electrocyte only produces around 150 millivolts, but large eels can have thousands of them packed together like a battery.

每个电细胞只能产生大约 150 毫伏的电压，但大型鳗鱼可以像电池一样将数千个电细胞聚集在一起。

Now there's one more thing; the eel fires all of its electrocytes simultaneously to get maximum voltage and the scientists need to do the same.

现在还有一件事；鳗鱼同时发射它所有的电细胞以获得最大电压，科学家们也需要这样做。

Electric eels ramp it up by having thousands of modified muscle cells, called electrocytes, acting together to produce a voltage powerful enough to stun their prey.

电鳗通过拥有成千上万的改造肌肉细胞，称为电细胞， 协同工作来产生足以击晕猎物的电压。

But much as an electric eel can amplify a small voltage with the help of electrocytes, jelly batteries can increase their output by being strung together.

但是就像电鳗可以借助电极细胞放大微小电压一样，果冻电池通过串联可以增加它们的输出。

When the eel sends a signal down that nerve, all of the electrocytes open at once, creating a current capable of discharging at around 700 volts.

当鳗鱼沿着神经发出信号时，所有的电细胞都会立即打开， 产生能够以大约 700 伏特放电的电流。

The fish's brain sends a signal through its nervous system to the electric organ, which is filled with stacks of hundreds or thousands of disc-shaped cells called electrocytes.

鱼的大脑通过其神经系统向电器官发送信号，电器官充满了成百上千个称为电细胞的盘状细胞。