And so it's not, perhaps, crippling if this is the conclusion we reach, but at the same time it's not the only possible conclusion.

因此，如果这就是我们的结论，也没有太大关系，但同时要知道这不是惟一可能的结论。

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So the point is, once you're at equilibrium none of the other states they're accessible, the system could rearrange itself to form them, but there is no accessible state that has higher entropy than the equilibrium state.

所以要点在于，如果你处于平衡态,其他所有的态都无法达到，我们可以重组体统来形成这些态，但没有一个可以达到的态,有比平衡态大的熵。

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But you don't yet have these big state structures.

但你还没有见过这样的大国家结构

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So, there's a whole lot of sensory organs, for instance, focused along your tongue, and that's why that's so big, and an enormous amount on your face but your shoulder isn't even— doesn't even make it on there because although your shoulder might be bigger than your tongue, there's not much going on.

比如,在你的舌头上,集中存在着非常多的感觉器官,也就是这片区域如此之大的原因,你的脸上也有数量庞大的感觉器官,但你的肩膀并没有,你的肩膀甚至都没有在示意图中标示出来,因为,尽管你的肩膀要比你的舌头更大,但却并没有什么感受器官

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