It means that if I took this cell and isolated and watched it, I'd notice that it had a couple of characteristics.

意思就是如果我取这些细胞,分离并观察,我会发现它有几个特征

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Unity was difficult. Being somewhat isolated, the inhabitants of each region developed a distinctive economic and cultural character.

团结很困难，它有一点孤立，每一个地域的居民都发展起来,有了各自经济文化特点。

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The system can be an open system, or it can be a closed system, or it can be isolated.

系统可以是开系，可以是闭系，或是孤立系。

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And so, when she comes to be isolated in this way, she can finally see and meditate upon, in a new way, all those systems of communication.

当她这样越来越被孤立的时候，她能够以一种新的方式，去思考那些交流的系统。

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But, part of the reason I think is, globalization is creating a global culture and the excitement and enthusiasm that we once saw in isolated cities, like Los Angeles, are spreading out and are seen more and more around the world.

不过,我认为原因之一是,全球化塑造了全球性的文化,原来只存在于单个城市,例如洛杉矶,的狂热与激情,扩散到了全世界各地

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It's insulated. It's a closed system. In fact, it's an isolated system. There's no energy or matter that can go through that boundary.

系统指的，是盒子里的东西,它是封闭孤立的。

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