This is unusual because it requires a developer to create an instance of an object just to access non-instance (static) methods and fields!

这种做法并不常见，因为需要开发人员创建仅用于访问非实例(静态)方法和字段的对象的实例。

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Ruby's metaprogramming capabilities let objects magically inherit the methods and fields they need at run time without cluttering up the source code.

Ruby 的元编程功能使对象可以神奇地在运行时继承所需的方法和字段，而不会扰乱源代码。

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Support for importing constants: This facility allows static methods and fields to be imported, avoiding the need to use fully qualified class names when accessing static members.

支持导入常量：这个特性使静态方法和字段能够被导入，这样在访问静态成员时就不必使用完全限定的类名。

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So inside of an instance, associated with an instance, we have both methods and fields.

还有一些内部变量，实际上我该这么说，我们通常把这些东西称为域。

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