A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
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Machine
The economy is like a machine.
经济就像一台机器。
An office is a machine for dying.
办公室是死亡的机器。
Almost everything is like a machine.
几乎所有的东西都像一台机器。
Man is a beautiful machine that works very badly.
人是一种美丽的机器，却不能很好地工作。
Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.
粉碎控制图像。砸烂控制机。
I'm not a ball in a pinball machine. I know what I want.
我不是弹球机里的球。我知道我想要什么。
You don't need a time machine if you know how to remember.
如果你知道如何记忆，你就不需要时间机器了。
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。
An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.
演员不是机器，但他们把你当机器一样对待。一个赚钱机器。
You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine.
如果你不往机器里放几个五分镍币，就别指望中头彩。
I am turned into a sort of machine for observing facts and grinding out conclusions.
我被变成了一台观察事实并得出结论的机器。
It's hardware that makes a machine fast. It's software that makes a fast machine slow.
是硬件使机器速度快。是软件让机器变慢。
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We are now part of this giant machine where every second we have to take out a device and contribute our thoughts and opinions.
我们现在是这个巨大机器的一部分，每一秒钟我们都必须拿出一个设备，贡献我们的想法和意见。
We can prevent Europe from becoming a spiritless machine that, in the end, grinds to a halt.
我们可以防止欧洲变成一个最终会停止运转的毫无生气的机器。
If I have an idea, I write it down, although I usually carry a little dictation machine with me because I'm too lazy to write.
如果我有一个想法，我会把它写下来，尽管我通常随身携带一个小听写机，因为我太懒了，不愿意写。
The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies.
这位伟大的科学家相信飞行器的存在，这一事实鼓励我们开始研究。
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。
I try to keep my ear to the streets without sacrificing who I am as an artist. If a song needs a drum machine I'll use a drum machine. If it needs a drummer, I'll use a real drummer.
我努力倾听街头的声音，而不牺牲自己作为艺术家的身份。如果一首歌需要打鼓机，我就用打鼓机。如果需要鼓手，我会用真正的鼓手。