A tool is usually more simple than a machine; it is generally used with the hand, whilst a machine is frequently moved by animal or steam power.

  • -- Charles Babbage 巴贝奇

工具通常比机器简单;它通常是用手,而机器经常是由动物或蒸汽动力移动。

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My dad used to say, 'You have to become part of the machine to beat the machine,' and there's some validity in it. But honestly, even when I'm inside the machine, you still see me. I stick out a little bit.

我父亲曾经说过,‘你必须成为机器的一部分,才能打败机器。’这句话有一定的道理。但说实话,即使我在机器里,你还是能看到我。我有点突出。

The forge looked like a steam-powered locomotive had smashed into the Greek Parthenon and they had fused together.

铁匠铺看上去就像一辆蒸汽机车撞上了希腊的帕台农神庙,它们融合在一起。

We all get swept up in the hype machine. Nobody is immune to that.

我们都沉浸在宣传机器中。没有人能幸免。