And by a "state of nature" he means, or by a state of war, he means a condition where there is no recognized authority in his language to keep us in awe, no authority to awe us.

而且通过“自然状态，或者通过战争状态，他意在说明一种状态,在他的说法里没有一个被认可的权力,将我们维持在敬畏中，没有权利使我们敬畏。

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You won't want use it to talk about situations ahead of you.

你不会用它来说明你未来的状态。

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And u is minimized at equilibrium.

这说明平衡状态下内能u是最小的。

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