Cheap food, like cheap oil, may be a thing of the past.

便宜的粮食，和便宜的石油，恐怕都是很遥远的往事了。

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But it's not clear how much can be done. Cheap food, like cheap oil, may be a thing of the past.

但是，到底还有多少可以做的事，目前尚不明朗。便宜的粮食，和便宜的石油，恐怕都是很遥远的往事了。

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We longed for this Utopian future when the office would be obsolete, commuting would be a thing of the past and we'd no longer have to deal with pesky door handles or irritating things like meat pies.

我们渴望这种乌托邦式的未来，当办公室成为过时的东西，交换将成为过去，我们将不再不得不处理那些令人讨厌的买卖，或是像肉馅饼一样气人的东西。

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But at least one authority believes that purchases like the one for Rockies.com could be a thing of the past when leagues are no longer forced to rely on .

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