Clockwork logic -- the logic of the machines -- will only build simple contraptions .

钟表般的精确逻辑也即机械的逻辑只能用来建造简单的装置。

The shower itself was a photogenic magnificence , an intricate twist of chrome contraptions and knobs .

淋浴器本身光鲜华丽，有着设计精巧奇妙的铬质装置和旋钮。

Hand-cranked contraptions suck grubby , leaded gasoline into large glass bulbs to measure how much has been taken .

他们用手摇装置汲取肮脏的含铅汽油到一个大玻璃泡中以测量取了多少汽油。

Satellite phones-often the only ones working right after a disaster-used to be clunky contraptions that could only transmit speech .

卫星电话通常是受灾后唯一能有效作业的曾是设计拙劣、只能用来传送语音的装置。

The history of applying automation to human tasks ( telephone operators , for instance ) had not left people unduly at the mercy of autonomous contraptions .

把自动机器应用到人工事物（例如电话操作员）的过去没有让人类过度地受自动化装置的摆布。