for instance, for the thermos with the coffee in if you place the boundary in the inside wall of the glass or the outside wall of the glass and the inside of the thermos, that makes a difference; different heat capacity, etcetera.

比如说，对于装咖啡的热水瓶来说,你把边界设置在瓶胆的内壁上,或者设置在瓶胆外壁上,或设在热水瓶里面，情况都是不一样的;,有不同的热容等等。

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You've got to place the boundary at exactly the right place, otherwise you've got a bit too much in your system or a bit too little.

你要把边界,设置在正确的位置上，否则你的系统就会要么多出一部分,要么少一部分。

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Milton's performing a similar boundary-crossing aesthetic gesture here.

弥尔顿在他的作品中也展现了这种美学上的边界交叉。

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The plane crashes exactly on the border of Canada and the United States.

飞机刚好,在加拿大和美国的边界上坠毁

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