Power leaped from every atom, and enough of it to supply the stellar universe showed itself running to waste at every pore of matter.

能量从每一个原子中跃出， 足以供应恒星宇宙的能量在物质的每一个孔隙中都被浪费掉了。

Jostled by these hopes and doubts, one turned to the exhibits for help, and found it. The industrial schools tried to teach so much and so quickly that the instruction ran to waste.

在这些希望和疑虑的驱使下，人们转向展品寻求帮助，并找到了它。工业学校试图教得太多、太快，以至于教学都白费了。