句法是一个由一套数量有限的抽象规则组成的系统，句子由单词组合而成。

Syntax consists of a set of abstract rules that allow words to be combined with other words to form grammatical sentences.

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市场系统和一般抽象规则是调节个人服务行为的两类方式，对规则的遵从是调适之核心。

There are two methods of adjusting individual service activities: market system and general abstract rules. The obedience to the rules is the core of adjustment.

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给鸟类记上一分吧。鸽子已学会了一条抽象规则：按照数量从少到多的顺序轻啄屏幕上的图像。

Score one for the birds. The pigeons had learned an abstract rule: peck images on a screen in order, lower Numbers to higher.

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You've learnt what the words mean, but you have abstract and unconscious rules that take these words, figure out the order, and in a fraction of a second, give rise to understanding.

虽然你已经知道了这些单词的意思,但却是你所拥有的抽象且无意识的规则,让你认清单词,确认语序,然后在一瞬间让你理解整个句子

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