Then, using placeholder bricks, he maps out the general shape of the section he's going to work on.

然后用占位积木，他勾勒出他将要制作的那部分的大概形状。

That's why they're not very good at providing detailed images — all they can really do is give you information about objects general shape, or whether it's light or dark.

这就是为什么它们不擅长提供详细的图像——它们所能做的只是给你关于物体的信息，大致形状，或者它是亮的还是暗的。

One of the main properties in geometric fractals is their self-similarity, meaning that no matter how closely you continue to focus on them, the same general shape continues to appear throughout.

几何分形的一个主要特性是它们的自相似性，这表明无论你如何近地关注它们，相同的一般形状都会继续出现在整个过程中。

Here natural selection has probably come into play, as well as in adapting the general shape of the body of these fishes, and many other peculiarities, to their habits of life.

在这里， 自然选择可能发挥了作用， 并使这些鱼的一般身体形状和许多其他特性适应了它们的生活习性。

Michelangelo would start by what is called roughing out, taking the bulk of the weight off with a point chisel and a large mallet, for getting it down to the general shape of the sculpture.

米开朗基罗会从所谓的“粗加工”开始，用尖凿子和大槌减轻大部分重量，把它弄成雕像的大体形状。

If you have the same general shape, the same general color, when it's flying through the air really fast, it's hard to tell with the naked eye unless you pause it right at that moment.

如果你有相同的大体形状， 相同的大体颜色，当它在空中飞得非常快时， 肉眼很难分辨， 除非你在那一刻停下来。