我这条命是空调给的，而空调的命是他给的。没错，我们今天要讲的就是空调（air-conditioner）和空调之父，下面是他的肖像：啊，不对，是这张：他就是威利斯·开利（Willis Carrier）是他创造了世界上第一台空调，也是他首先为空调这个概念订立了基准：· 控制

Grandma sees me tossing and turning. "If you'll just watch for the breeze," she says, "you'll cool off and fall asleep." She raises the Venetian blinds. I stare at the filmy white curtain, willing it to flutter.Lying still, w

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