An automobile was formerly called a horseless carriage.

汽车原来被叫做不用马拉的车子。

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Of course, there was no stopping the automotive breakthrough, and it wasn't long before people were trading their old gray mares for horseless carriages.

当然，汽车工业的突飞猛进无可阻挡，没过多久，人们就开始用自己的灰色母马交换不使用马匹的车辆了。

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The ordinary 'horseless carriage' is at present a luxury for the wealthy; and although its price will probably fall in the future, it will never, of course, come into as common use as the bicycle.

最近出现的“无马客运”（老式汽车）只是给富人用的奢侈品，当然未来他的价格会降一些，但无论如何汽车永远也不会像自行车那样适合大众。

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Think back to how horseless carriages, modern architecture, and print journalism yielded to cars, post-modern structures, and social media.

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She is Khaleesi now of a horseless army of unmanned men whose brutal training has left them only part human.

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These social trends may be just as significant for the automobile industry as the original shift to horseless carriages a century ago.

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