Humans turn out to be really bad at starting from a simple linear chain of proteins; they need a rough idea of what the protein might look like before they can recognize patterns to optimize.

从一条简单的线性蛋白质链起步时，人类的表现的确很糟糕；在识别出待优化的模式之前，他们需要对蛋白质的样子有个大致的了解。

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The emerging networked system of individuals and organizations will be less sequential than the linear chain it replaces, and the distinctions between roles will be less sharp.

新兴的个人和机构的网络化系统的连续性将不如它取代的线性链，而角色间的差别将不太明显。

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This is because the linear extrapolation only holds for a chain that adopts a linear (all-trans) configuration.

这是因为，按照线性拟合外推的结果仅仅适用于线型构型（均为反式）的碳链。

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