So in order to fill them, he would have to have eight electrons or an octet around the cubes.

因此为了填满它们，他必须放上八个电子或者说一个“八隅体“,在立方体周围。

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So, basically what he's showing in these cubes is that there are eight spaces that need to be filled up to have a full cube.

因此，基本上他在这里展示是这些立方体中一共有,八个位置，需要把它们都填满才得到一个完整的立方体。

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For you or for me, it is not a challenge to walk around these cubes, or the audience or somebody from different points of view and recognize that they are really the same person.

对于我们这样的人，换个角度绕场行走，围着某个观众或者其他人去走,会认识到他们是同一个人。

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