And those properties of softness and hardness and darkness and clearness do not reside in the carbon atoms; they reside in the interconnections between the carbon atoms, or at least arise because of the interconnections between the carbon atoms.
而这些柔软、坚硬、漆黑和透彻的属性 并不是存在于碳原子本身中。 而是存在于碳原子之间的联系中， 或者至少是由于这些联系 所造成的。