Goods produced by factories were not as finished or elegant as those done by hand, and pride in craftsmanship gave way to the pressure to increase rates of productivity.

工厂生产的产品不如手工生产的完善精美，而对手工艺的自豪感让位于提高生产速度的压力。

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What weird, funny, offensive or elegant sign-offs have I missed?

我错过了什么奇怪的，有趣的，冒犯的或者优雅的签名吗？

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They cannot reproduce magazines' distinctive fonts or elegant graphics.

它们都不能再现杂志的独特字体和精美图片。

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The Mogul doesn't look quite as futuristic or elegant as the iPhone, but it has some features Apple's phone lacks, like a removable battery, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for thumbing messages, access to a "third-generation" (3G) Internet connection for fast mobile Web access and downloadable software applications that let you turn your smart phone into a mini computer.

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But a new kind of planned obsolescence has already come in the form of quieter or more beautiful, or meeting a style need, or thinner or lighter or more elegant.

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Externally, these look like console tables or delicate and elegant chests of drawers.

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