When I returned home, I tried to convey the wonder of this machine to my husband.

回到家之后，我设法让我丈夫知道这台机器的神奇之处。

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This is an answer machine. I am not at home, so please leave your message after the beep.

这是电话答录机。我现在不在家，请在“哔”的一声之后开始留言。

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There was no water or machine to wash clothes in their home.

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One place near her home had a machine that played records.

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She says now every home has a phone,TV,fridge and washing machine, but before the '80s these were much rarer.

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The disappearing jobs list also reflects the continuing long-term decline of no- and low-skilled manufacturing jobs in the U.S.--sewing machine operators, engine assemblers, machine tool setters, home appliance repairers and textile knitting machine operators.

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Expects net income to slump 61% this business year with weak slot machine demand at home.

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He spends an hour on the elliptical machine in his home office basement cranking through calories and some 150 emails.

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