“人与机器竞争”这一概念至少与工业革命一样古老了，但在经济衰退期和脆弱的复苏期中，这种现象往往最为明显。

The concept of man versus machine is at least as old as the industrial revolution, but this phenomenon tends to be most acutely felt during economic downturns and fragile recoveries.

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美容仪式就如同时间一样古老。

Beauty rituals are as ancient as time.

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这位老人像这棵古树一样古老。

The old man is as old as the old tree.

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He's a Montague, you know, like the Hatfields and the McCoys,the warring families two lovers, it's as old as literature that's here.

他姓蒙克特，你们都知道，就像是哈特菲尔德和麦科伊，敌对的家族,两个爱人，和这古老的文学一样。

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