I'm used to working in quite a hi-tech sort of industry that's got lots of machinery and everything, but now I'm going to a place that has no machinery as such, apart from a typewriter.

我习惯了在高科技行业工作，那里有很多机械设备，但是现在我要去的地方没有机械，只有一台打字机。

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It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant — it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery — and obviously one ought not to do it if it can possibly be avoided.

射杀一头能干活的大象可是件非常严重的事——相当于毁掉一台昂贵的重型机械——很明显，应该尽力避免此类事情的发生。

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Adequate space for the safe and efficient working of the machinery is necessary.

提供足够的空间用于机械的安全和高效率的运作是必要的。

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