Even if he was on this train." His moving to the city is an attempt to move away from the natural world and become a thing,a machine.

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But their lives and interests were far, far away from that economic large machine, which was Amsterdam.

但是他们的生活方式和利益,与机器大生产的,阿姆斯特丹相去甚远

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But their lives and interests were far, far away from that economic large machine, which was Amsterdam.

但是他们的生活方式和利益,与机器大生产的,阿姆斯特丹相去甚远

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选