and then I'm gonna come up

然后想出一种

and you'll find an equally convoluted way to escape.

可你会想出一个同样绝妙的方式逃脱

I talked about different regions of the tubules,

我曾讲过不同的小管区域

the Loop of Henle, this structure that

然后是亨利氏环 这一穿过皮质向下延伸

mimics the flat, plain Los Angeles of her narrative,

恰似她笔下平淡无奇的洛杉矶

and intricate portrait of the city.

洛杉矶复杂难解的一面

It flows through--these tubules in the kidney are divided into segments.

它流过这些在肾脏中分成很多段的导管中

It's called convoluted because it twists around,

被叫做"曲"是因为它是缠绕在一块的