The computer doesn't mimic human thought; it reaches the same ends by different means.
计算机模仿不了人类的思维；它通过不同的方式达到相同的目的。
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Instrumental ties predominate in secondary groups; we perceive people as means to ends rather than as ends in their own right.
工具性关系在次级群体中占主导地位；我们把人当作达成目的的手段，而不是目的本身。
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An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.