Though at that time I didn't realize it was going to last 16 years or longer.

我还不知道它能用,16年以上。

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So, let's see how some of this works, and hopefully your counterparts from 100 years ago would also be able to think about how this works, even if they don't have the quantum mechanics behind the individual electron configurations for atoms.

那么，下面让我们来看一下它是怎么用的，希望一百年前想你们一样的同学,也能够弄懂它为什么能用，尽管他们没有量子力学,不知道原子的电子排布。

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And there are many people in sort of common sense who might think "Gee, if only I could just use my rationality, think reasonably and rationally and not let my emotions guide my behavior I'd be much better off."

有许多有常识的人,也许会想,要是我能用我的理性，合理思考,不让情感指导行为,我会做得更好“

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