Stick-in-the-muds have always complained about new technologies: the Victorians fussed that the telegraph meant that “the businessman of the present day must be continually onthejump.”
守旧者总是抱怨新技术:在维多利亚时代,人们担心电报促使“现在的生意人必需不断地奔忙”。
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The gentle touch of his hand on her shoulder made her jump.