The distinction between pastness or futureness and “the” past or “the” future is graphically illustrated by imagining a movie of, say, the egg being dropped on the floor and breaking.

过去或未来的状态与「这个过去」或「那个未来」的区别可以用图像说明：想像有一段影片，里面录制了蛋掉到地上而破碎的过程。