It wants to live a life of a certain magnitude, but with a view to achieving the ultimate desired end, which is to return to an inorganic state on its own terms.

它们希望生命有意义，但是还是带这完成最终愿望的心态，那就是回到最初的无生命状态。

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So, these are all the fundamentals that are involved in chemistry that relate to physical chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biological chemistry, and are a solid foundation for studying any kind of life science.

所必须知道的最基本的化学知识,这些都是和物理化学,有机化学，无机化学，生物化学有关的基础知识,也是学任何生命科学的基础。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

And isn't that clear already from their colors, the material that they're made of Gold and silver, these colors marked them as fashioned, precious objects, inorganic, and in all these ways beyond time and nature, growth or decay.

从它们的颜色上很容易知道，制作它们的材料,金银说明它们是,特制的珍贵的物件，非自然生长的，这些都是超越时间自然,不会生长或衰亡。

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So, my final example is from Alan Davidson's lab, and Alan is an inorganic chemist -- he loved those transition metals and they're unique properties, and he designed this compound, it's called Cardiolite, Cardiolite and it's used in heart imaging.

最后一个例子是Alan，Davidson实验室，他是个无机化学家-,他喜欢研究过渡金属,和它们的奇特性质，他设计了这种化合物，叫做。

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