We have a table of the elements with properties varying periodically with atomic mass, so we compress all of that information and refer to it as the Periodic Table.

我们有一个元素表，其中的元素的特性,随着原子质量的改变而引起周期性的变化，所以我们将所有的信息精简,将它变成一个周期表。

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really you can turn it on its face to make it a question.

你也可以对它稍加变形，将这个句型变成一个疑问句。

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And so--like the chainlet--it takes that stone-like distillation of life, turning rain to stone, turning life to the representation by your tormentor.

就像那条链子，它提取了,生命中如磐石般不朽的精华，将雨水变成石头，将生命变成,折磨你的人笔下的画像。

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it becomes something that's characteristic of the conflict that many people will just get bored of it and detach themselves totally and emigrate and live and alienate themselves and many people will get more passionate about the conflict.

它就变成了冲突的一个特点,很多人将会感到厌倦,完全将自己与冲突分离，移民到别国去生活,远离冲突,而很多人对冲突愈发热忱。

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Nevertheless, to secure the distinction in actual practice, to say, "Okay. This is the meaning and now this is how I'm going to make it significant" -well, it seems unlikely indeed that this is something anyone could ever accomplish.

然而，若在实际操作中,你试着去体现这个区别，你会说，好的，这是意思,现在我来将它变成意义“,可是，实际上似乎谁都,无法完成这个任务。

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