By studying photographs, true artists, he claimed, would be relieved of menial tasks and become free to devote themselves to the more important spiritual aspects of their work.

他声称，通过研究照片，真正的艺术家能从技术含量较低的工作中解脱，自由地投身于他们工作中更重要的精神层面。

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The systems I built during my career replaced numerous menial tasks.

我职业生涯中建设的系统替代了若干的无意义工作。

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They are "bound" to the family of the house, which means they do all manner of menial tasks for them until they die.

它们受住在房子里的家庭的约束，也就是说它们为他们做尽一切不体面的工作，直到它们死去。

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If you're relegated to menial tasks or given nothing to do, you can always network inside the office.

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The most common form of intern abuse is relegation to menial tasks like runs to Starbucks or the dry cleaner.

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Yet if no one is performing these more menial tasks, how will this new generation of IT workers learn the fundamentals?

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