that table of things I showed you last time.

我上次给你们看了一系列这样的功能
In the pancreas, in the same way,

同样在胰腺中
you're trying to create a tissue that forms a metabolic function.

你要制造出具有代谢功能的组织
In the pancreas,

在胰腺中
one of the most important metabolic functions is that

一项最重要的代谢功能就是
it senses glucose and secretes insulin in response to glucose.

感知葡萄糖的水平并分泌胰岛素
You don't care about the structure you care about the metabolism.

这时你不用操心结构而要关注代谢
There are some things like blood vessels where you're in between.

还有一些像血管这样需要兼顾两者的组织
A blood vessel needs to perform the mechanical function,

血管需要具备一些机械性能
needs to serve as a physical plumbing

需要像水管那样工作
to carry blood from one place to another.

将血液从一个地方运到其他地方
It also performs a biological function,

它也同时具备生物学功能