1. And mechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun, do in fact run out of energy in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics (whether the whole universe does so is a moot point at present).
    像上紧发条的手表那样的机械装置，或太阳，也都会消耗完其能量（整个宇宙否如此，目前沿有争论）。

2. I´m in accordance with him in this matter.
    在这件事上我和他意见一致。

3. In other words, things in nature are large or small, new or old, only in accordance with the measures and the comparisons involved.
    换言之，自然界的事物是大是小，是新是旧，仅仅是根据其所涉及的标准和参照而言的。