来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：新生有机化学 第1集 第1集》

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  and that is an anagram of how springs work,
  这个字谜表示出弹簧运作原理
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  so that later he could prove that he knew it,
  所以之后他可以证明他知道这个理论
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  if needs be,
  如果有必要的话
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  but no one could steal it in the meantime.
  但在那时 没有人可以窃取这个想法
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  And if you unscramble it,
  如果你解这个字谜
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  that is, the power of any spring is in the same proportion with the tension thereof.
  它的意思是 伸展量和力成正比
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  That is, if one power stretch
  也就是说 如果一个力能将弹簧拉伸
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  or bend at one space,
  或弯曲一个距离
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  two will stress at two,
  两个力将弯曲两个间隔
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  three will bend at three, and so forward.
  三个力将弯曲三个间隔 以此类推
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  So here's his figure that shows that.
  这是他做的图示
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  That's Hooke's Law, the force law.
  这就是虎克定律 亦即作用力定律