The amount of "vital heat" produced by a specific body was viewed as a direct index of its place in the "great chainofbeing", a hierarchical order of rank according to degrees of perfection.
We link ourselves to all living beings on the planet through theprocess of eating and being a participant in the food chain.
我们进食,成为食物链的一环,所以与地球上的万物生灵息息相通。
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The electrons released by this reaction are taken up by carrier molecules and then passed along a chainof such molecules before being used to power the chemical reactions that ultimately make sugar.