正面 | 人类在其生存中花费大量的时间和精力, 力图保证其生产的物品能在尽可能长时间里不发生故障, 不破碎或者不停止运转。 |
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beginning | 人类生存多半想能确保物品出厂后相当一段时间内不会坏掉、解体、失效或停止运转。 |
背面 | Much of human existence consists of efforts aimed at making sure that things don't go wrong, fall part, break down, or stop running until a decent interval has elapsed after their manufacture. |
note | decent adj. 正派的; 得体的; 相当好的 interval n. 间隔; 间距; 幕间休息 elapse /ɪˈlæps/ vi. 消逝; 时间过去; n. 流逝; 时间的过去 |
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