The idea was that it was impossible to know whether or not the cat was alive or dead without opening the box and observing it, and that until that happened, both realities existed.

中心思想是，除非打开盒子观察，不然就不可能知道猫的死活，而在打开之前，两种状况是共存的。

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If all goes well, Frankenstein will not be the best metaphor for synthetic biologists; they may be more like Pandora opening her box -but releasing the hope without the woe.

如果一切进展顺利，科学怪人将不会成为合成生物学家的最好比喻；他们或许更像是打开宝盒的潘多拉——但释放的是希望而非灾难。

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If all goes well, Frankenstein will not be the best metaphor for synthetic biologists; they may be more like Pandora opening her box - but releasing the hope without the woe.

如果一切进展顺利，科学怪人将不会成为合成生物学家的最好比喻；他们或许更像是打开宝盒的潘多拉——但释放的是希望而非灾难。

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You can't criticise a book without opening the cover any more than you can criticise a TV programme without switching on the box.

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And Box Office Mojo notes that "The Avengers" pulled off the ninth highest overseas opening ever without debuting in top tier markets China, Japan, and Russia.

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