He may cheat in checkers, but it beats staring at his face all day long.
他可能在下象棋时做手脚,但是只要一整天盯着他的脸看便会获胜了。
do in fact run out of energy in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics (whether the whole universe does so is a moot point at present).
也都会消耗完其能量(整个宇宙是否如此,目前尚有争论)。