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第一段
1 .Your reading says that these vessels were not used as batteries in ancient times, but the arguments used in the reading are not convincing.
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2 .The battery explanation could very well be correct.
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1 .First, about the absence of wires or other conductors.
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2 .Remember, vessels were discovered by local people, not archaeologists.
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3 .These people might have found other material located near the jars.
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4 .But since they were not trained archaeologists, they may not have recognized the importance of that material.
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5 .So materials serving as wires or conductors might have been overlooked as uninteresting or even thrown away.
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6 .We'll never know.
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1 .Second, it is true that the copper cylinders in the vessels are similar to the cylinders used to hold scrolls, but that does not really prove anything.
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2 .It's possible that the copper cylinders were originally designed to preserve scrolls.
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3 .And that some ancient inventor later discovered that if you use them together with iron rods and some liquid in a clay vessel, they will produce electricity.
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4 .That's how the first ancient battery could have been born.
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5 .In other words, the copper cylinders could have been originally used for one purpose, but then adapted for another purpose.
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1 .Finally, there's the question of the possible uses of the battery in the ancient world.
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2 .Well, the battery could produce a mild shock or tingling sensation when someone touched it.
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3 .This could very well have been interpreted as evidence of some invisible power.
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4 .You can easily see how people could convince others that they had magical powers through the use of the battery.
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5 .Also, the battery could have been used for healing.
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6 .Modern medicine uses mild electric current to stimulate muscles and relieve aches and pains.
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7 .Ancient doctors may have used the batteries for the same purpose.
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