In the early years of communist rule in China, a sewing machine was one of the so-called big items that indicated a high living standard.

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Would you be happy or would you be unhappy, to discover that you actually have been living ? a life on the experience machine?

你会开心还是不开心，如果你发现实际上,你一直都是在体验机器里生活？

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Ask yourself, how would you feel if you discovered now that you have been living your life ? hooked up to an experience machine?

问问你自己，你会有何感受,如果你发现此时此刻,你的人生,一直都是在体验机器上度过？

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