I mean, if the energy is lower to occupy a smaller volume, then if I have this room and a bunch of molecules of oxygen, and nitrogen and what have you in the air, and there are weak attractions between them, why don't they all just sort of glum together and find whatever volume they like.

我的意思是，如果占据小的体积会使能量降低，如果我有这样一个空间,和一些氧气，氮气和其他空气中有的气体，并且分子之间还有微弱的相互作用，为什么他们不黏在一起,然后占据他们所想要占据的体积。

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These between B and C and E and F didn't get filled in because they were already just the smallest amount that they wanted to deal with, just half steps.

但是B和C,E和F之间并没有被填上,因为它们之间已经是最小的距离,只是个半音级,人们愿意摆弄的最小距离

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This is a debate, by the way, which isn't just happening in Westminster and between political parties in Britain.

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We're not sure why they didn't just connect a wire between this system and the built-in GPS and backup cam, which would obviously have been the only step necessary in making this Benz all Total Recall and stuff.

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