"We're in the phase of cleaning up some stuff we can't see."

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It's a state function, so we're at constant temperature and pressure, and now we want to consider some chemical change or a phase transition or you name it.

这就是态函数，我们处于恒定的温度和压强之下，然后考虑某些化学变化或者相变,或者你想考虑的东西。

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But the Phase 1s and Phase 2s, they're not exactly the same for everyone.

但是第一阶段和第二阶段，对每个人来说，并不是完全一样的。

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