SOME years ago, when Bagehot was living in Beijing, he watched workmen install a puzzling machine in his local park.

几年前，白杰特住在北京时，看到工人将一种奇怪的机器安装在他居住的公园里。

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From when I entered at the park still full of hope to when I left it tired and dejected, the machine was chewing me up.

我走进森林公园时是满怀希望，离开时是身心疲惫垂头丧气，这个过程中，这台“机器”把我嚼得几乎遍体鳞伤。

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He watched workmen install a puzzling machine in his local park.

他看着几个工人在自己所住花园中安装了一个奇怪装置。

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