It was necessary, therefore, to invent instruments that neither slumbered nor slept.

因此，有必要发明一种仪器，既不打盹儿，也不睡觉。

I'm going to invent a flying bike!

我打算发明一辆会飞的自行车！

You have continued to invent, imagine and create.

坚持发明、想象和创造。

Another way is to invent new things.

另一种方式是我们发明新的东西。

Well, this is a time to invent.

现在是发明创造的时候了。

You've got to invent an app or something.

你可以开发一个应用程序或其他什么东西。

Soon, Edison started to invent things.

很快爱迪生开始发明创造。

We have had to invent our own rules.

我们要创建自己的规则。

Maybe it's not my job to invent something new.

也许我的工作并不是发掘新事物。

People sometimes use intelligence to invent justifications for irrational beliefs.

人们有时会用智力为不合理的信念找借口。

Fortunately, you're about to invent something much more powerful.

幸运的是，你将发明一件更加厉害的东西。

But it's one thing to invent a super-powered plant.

但发明超级发电站是一回事。

But they also, crucially, take resources to invent, build, or maintain.

关键在于，发明、建造甚至是维持现状，都消耗资源。

Two glitzy French cuisiniers claim to have invented the chocolate fondant.

两位耀眼的法国厨师声称发明了巧克力流心蛋糕。

We had to invent it, so we could better describe reality.

我们必须发明它，这样我们才能更好地描述现实。

Yet how many sports can we claim to have invented?

然而，你知道从英国发源的体育项目有哪些吗？

We are brave enough to invent things we've never seen before.

我们有足够的勇气去发明我们从未见过的东西。

And since so few of them exist, more had to be invented.

而且由于移民本来就不多，所以要创造更多。

So, why would someone want to invent something louder than 154 decibels?

那为什么有人还想发明比154分贝还高的东西呢?

They repurposed the technology used in World War II to invent the microwave.

他们重新利用二战中的技术发明了微波炉。