But in the decades following the discovery of photography, this question reflected the search for ways to fit the mechanical medium into the traditional schemes of artistic expression.

但在发明摄影术后的几十年里，这个问题反映了对如何将机械媒介融入传统艺术表达方案的探索。

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She says that the heavy subcultural interest in steampunk-the expression of computational functions in the design and mechanical aesthetics of the 19th century-derives from the same motivation.

她说对steampunk浓厚的亚文化兴趣源自相同的动机，steampunk是19世纪设计上计算功能和机械美学的表达方法。

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Expression of negative emotions is always mechanical, so it can never be useful, but resistance to it is conscious.

负面情绪的表达总是机械性的，所以永远也不可能有用，但是抵抗它却是有意识。

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