meili 发表于 2022-10-18 21:13:25

Want to decompress?

<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decompress">decompress</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stressful">stressful</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bake">bake</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> – <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="decompress">decompress</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="baking">baking</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="stressful">stressful</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="Baking">Baking</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chore">chore</span> – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="decompress">decompress</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relax">relax</span>.</p><p><span word="Decompress">Decompress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="compress">compress</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="squeeze">squeeze</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="size">size</span>. <span word="Computer">Computer</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="compressing">compressing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decompressing">decompressing</span> <span word="files">files</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="files">files</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="format">format</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="cooker">cooker</span>? <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>. <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="cookers">cookers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="cooker">cooker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>. <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooker">cooker</span> <span word="boils">boils</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evaporates">evaporates</span>. <span word="Increasing">Increasing</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vapor">vapor</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooker">cooker</span> (<span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="cooker">cooker</span>) <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="boil">boil</span> <span word="meats">meats</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meats">meats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lid">lid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decompress">decompress</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lid">lid</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>-<span word="cooker">cooker</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>.</p>
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