What could have been considered the beginning of a descent is now a potential turning point—the turning point you are most equipped to take full advantage of.

这曾被认为是衰落的开始，现在看来却是一个潜在的转折点——最能被充分利用的转折点。

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Scientists using this theory to trace our universe backward in time have found that its beginning point had a minimum volume that is not zero and a maximum energy that is not infinite.

科学家使用该理论追踪我们的早期宇宙，发现宇宙开始点拥有一个最小的体积，但是并不是零，一个最大的能量但不是无穷大。

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The default configuration is only a beginning point.

默认配置不过是一个起点。

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