It means that if I took this cell and isolated and watched it, I'd notice that it had a couple of characteristics.

意思就是如果我取这些细胞,分离并观察,我会发现它有几个特征

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The issue of connections between people is intellectually interesting for many reasons and might allow us to develop some generalizations about how people interact.

人与人之间的联系问题,能让起学术界的兴趣有很多原因，它能让我们,找出人与人之间的互动有什么一般特征。

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