Is it just a coincidence that they used the same word, or is there some overlap in what they meant?

这只是用词的巧合呢，还是他们表达的意思有着一致的地方？美意味着什么？

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When the steel plant shut down, the town's people were all in the same boat. The workers had no jobs, and this meant the shops had no business. It was really tough all around.

这句话的意思是："当这个镇上的钢铁工厂被关闭的时候，每个人的处境都一样。工人没有工作，这就意味着商店没有生意。那儿都很困难。"

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For Eloy's model, this meant that every time a larger branch split into smaller branches, it split into the same number of branches, at approximately the same angles and orientations.

根据埃洛伊的模型，每个母树枝分叉形成的子树枝，都具有相近的角度和方向，以及相同的数量。

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