if you've got a hill or valley and there's a cart on wheels it's going to go down to the bottom.

如果我们有一座山或者山谷，并且,有一个有轮子的车，这辆车会自动滑到底部。

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In the case here, tha t I just illustrated with the little cart going down the valley, would be exactly the same with regular energy, the equilibrium state is one of lowest energy, right.

在现在所考虑的情况下,我刚才所描述的小车沿着山谷下行，结论会像能量判据一样，平衡态是能量最低的态。

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