This instability makes it highly reactive and it would much rather just be a straight chain.

这种不稳定性使它具有高度的反应性， 它更愿意只是一条直链。

The Interconnected Web of Life It's important to note that in nature, the energy flow is rarely as simple as a straight chain.

相互关联的生命之网 值得注意的是，在自然界中，能量流很少像直链那么简单。

Of course these rings can have all sorts of things stringing off of them and their names work almost exactly the same way as straight chains do.

当然， 这些环可以有各种各样的东西串起来，它们的名字几乎和直链一样。