it also operated on a much longer timescale -它還有一個(gè)更長的周期
operate on在 ... 操作
Nearly all the tractors operate on diesel oil.
幾乎所有的拖拉機(jī)都用柴油開動。
We still had to operate on a shoestring.
我們?nèi)缘眯”窘?jīng)營。

And that would create the conditions to allow the wind to blow from the east -leading to frost fairs創(chuàng)造了條件讓東風(fēng)吹到英國導(dǎo)致了霜凍嘉年華
allow to允許
My boss doesn't allow me to use the telephone.
老板不許我使用電話。
We will not allow ourselves to be trampled upon.
我們決不容許自己被人輕視。
lead to導(dǎo)致，引起
The Government's present course will only lead to disaster.
政府的現(xiàn)行方針后患無窮。
Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.
過量的工作和過少的休息會引起疾病。