Well, if you're implementing a computer that needs to represent information now all you need is something like electricity which can be on or off, on or off.

好吧，如果你正用一个电脑,来表现表达传递信息的功能,你就需要,像电开关一样的物体。

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If you lived during the time of Matthew himself, all of this stuff would seem fairly familiar to you, the idea that kings would come from far off and see a star, and that meant that the birth of someone great had been born.

如果你生活在马太的时代，你会觉得这些非常熟悉，比如国王沿着星星指引从远方而来，那说明有伟大的人物出生了。

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All right, turn them off. If they have to make noise as you turn them off, turn them off, but that's it. So, when you walk through that door, it's an act of free will.

好了，把它们关掉，如果一定要发出声音,当关机的时候，也要关机，就这样，当你走进那扇门，这是自由意志的选择。

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