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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It's a bit more-- to continue with the metaphor of the on-of switch-- as though not only is the switch turned to off, there's a lock on the switch.

要继续用开关的比喻-,就有点奇怪了-,似乎开关的上面，还有一个锁定装置。

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Now, it's more complicated than that because it's not just sodium channels that are involved, there are potassium channels also, and the interplay between sodium channels opening and potassium channels opening, this is described in some detail in your book.

现在 事情更复杂了,因为这一过程不仅关系着钠离子通道,也关系着钾离子通道,以及钠离子通道和钾离子通道之间开关,的相互作用,书中有详细解释

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So turns out C supports what's called a switch, a switching construct.

所以C语言支持叫做switch的东西，一个开关结构。

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That's sort of turning it on.

在某种形式上就是打开了他的开关

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