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A friend told me a myth about cheap laptop cables.一个朋友跟我讲过一个关于便宜笔记本线缆的「神话」。 He said any cord was fine, so I never read the small print.他说任何线都行，所以我从来没看过那些小字。 Then the plug grew hot, and the table smelled of burnt dust.后来那个「插头」变得很烫，整张桌子都有股烧焦灰尘的味道。 I pulled it out fast, and the little pins were bent.我飞快地把它拔出来，里面那些小小的金属脚已经弯了。

Next day I took it to a mechanic friend.第二天我把它拿给一个做技工的朋友看。 He said a bias for cheap parts can bind careful people.他说，对便宜零件的「偏好」会把细心的人「束缚」住。 That warm night was real hell for me.那个暖和的夜晚对我来说真是「活受罪」。

My neighbor fixed it at his rack of tools.我的邻居在他的「工具架」上把它修好了。 He found the cord forced into the socket, but the pins did not span the gap.他发现那根线被硬塞进插座，但金属脚并没有「横跨」那道缝隙。 The heat melted plastic into a lump.热量把塑料融成了一「块」。

Now I check every cord before I plug it in.现在我在把线「插入」插座之前，都会先检查每一根线。 The repair cost me thirty buck, and I felt like a fool.这次维修花了我三十「美元」，我觉得自己像个傻瓜。 I manage problems, but I surely check my cables first.我能「应付」问题，但插线之前我一定先检查。 Cheap shortcuts take more time and money than doing it right.便宜省事的做法，比认真做事花掉更多时间和钱。 A good cable is a limb of the machine, worth the price.一根好线是机器的一个「肢体」，值那个价钱。