It's a way of breaking the code up into modules. Modules that makes sense on their own. Modules that we can reuse in multiple places. Modules that, if you like, Isolate components of the process.

能将代码分解为模块,模块能够独自运作,我们能在很多地方再利用这些模块,如果你喜欢的话，模块可以被看作是过程独立的组成部分。

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Pick any two perpendicular directions Then the same entity, the same arrow which has an existence of its own, independent of axis, can be described by you and me using different numbers.

选取两个互相垂直的方向,这样同样的物体,同一矢量,并且是独立于坐标轴而存在的,可以被你和我用不同的数字来描述

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Actually, if you have more than $100,000 in a bank account you should probably pull it out and spread it around over several banks because each bank is separately insured, so there's effectively no limit if you're just a little bit smart and move your accounts around.

如果你的银行存款远不止10万,你最好把多余的取出,分别存入几家银行,因为每家银行都是独立保险的,因此不存在担保额度,只要你聪明一点,把存款分别存入几家银行

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