And our job is to find out what is the mathematical description of this path, this line in p-V's case that connects these two point.

我们的任务,就是找出，描述这条曲线的方程。

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So if you think about it, that is the metaphor we use as we are thinking about the work that we are going to be doing.

你们想想，这个比喻就是用来,描述我们正在思考的,即将要完成的任务。

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