Because eventually they will tell us maybe things about how heat is changing further on.

我们需要知道焓在系统中怎样变化,因为最终它们或许会告诉我们。

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The heater is on, it's producing heat until a negative signal is registered, 'oh we've gone too high', and then it turns off.

加热器会开着,一直产生热量直到它得到一个关闭的信号,噢我们弄得太热了,然后就关闭了

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Or I could have a non-adiabatic, I could take the same temperature change, by taking a flame, or a heat source and heating up my substance. So, clearly q is going to depend on the path.

也能改变温度，绝热指的是没有热传递，在非绝热条件下，也同样可以升温,比如用火或者热源加热，这样，q也应当与路径有关。

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