When thoughts or ideas are disconnected, they do not seem to belong together. One sentence does not grow out of the last; the pieces sit side by side with no clear thread.

When thoughts or ideas are disconnected當想法或概念是disconnected的, they do not seem to belong together它們看起來就不像是連在一起的。One sentence does not grow out of the last一句話不是從上一句自然接下去的; the pieces sit side by side with no clear thread各個部分並排放著，卻沒有清楚的脈絡。

A tired speaker, a shock, or a poorly planned talk can all come out this way. A teacher may say a paragraph is disconnected when the ideas jump.

A tired speaker, a shock, or a poorly planned talk一個疲累的講者、一次驚嚇，或一場沒規劃好的演講 can all come out this way都可能講成這樣。A teacher may say老師可能會說 a paragraph is disconnected一段文字是disconnected的 when the ideas jump當裡面的想法跳來跳去。

In everyday talk people also say all over the place, or that something does not hang together.

In everyday talk在日常說法裡 people also say大家也會說 all over the place「亂七八糟」, or或 that something does not hang together或說某件事「兜不起來」。

Though actually, the same spelling is used for a phone or a plug that is not joined — but that is not this sense. Here the missing join is in the thinking, not in a wire. The picture is still the same: the joining piece is gone.

Though actually不過其實, the same spelling is used for a phone or a plug that is not joined同樣的拼法也用在電話或插頭沒接上的時候 — but that is not this sense但那不是這個意思。Here the missing join is in the thinking這裡缺的那個連結是在思路裡, not in a wire不是在電線裡。The picture is still the same畫面其實還是一樣的: the joining piece is gone就是接起來的那個東西不見了。