This was a failure because people could not go near the tickle machine without convulsing in laughter.

这是一个失败的发明,因为人们还没靠近挠痒痒的机器,就已经被它的模样逗笑了

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We are, as I said, early in the semester when I said I'm a physicalist, I believe that people are just machines, but we're not just any old machine.

我们是，就像我之前说我是物理主义者时，我相信人只是机器，但我们不是旧机器。

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