The concept of man versus machine is at least as old as the industrial revolution, but this phenomenon tends to be most acutely felt during economic downturns and fragile recoveries.

“人与机器竞争”这一概念至少与工业革命一样古老了，但在经济衰退期和脆弱的复苏期中，这种现象往往最为明显。

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"I got a eureka moment because I felt an old feeling of how to walk normally," she recalls of the first time she used the machine.

“那一刻我感到终于找对设备了，它让我重温了正常走路的感觉，”她回忆她第一次使用机器的感觉。

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As my little need-machine consumed my life, my jeans felt tighter, my eyes felt heavier, and I had the sobering realization that I needed to write a last will and testament.

那个一刻也离不开我的小家伙慢慢占据了我的生活，我的仔裤变得越来越紧，眼皮也越来越沉，我清醒地明白真该立一份遗嘱了。

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While my dough did slow down the blade, I never felt like the machine was in any danger of burning out the motor.

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Kasparov must have felt as though the machine were toying with him.

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