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That seminar yesterday on automation and the future of work was really good, wasn't it?[qh]
昨天关于自动化和工作未来的研讨会真的很好，不是吗？[qh]
Looking at the first industrial revolution in Britain in the 19th century and seeing how people reacted to massive change was a real eye-opener.[qh]
看看19世纪英国的第一次工业革命，看到人们对巨大变化的反应，真的让人大开眼界。[qh]
Yes.It was interesting to hear how people felt about automation then and what challenges they faced.[qh]
是的。听到人们当时对自动化的看法以及他们面临的挑战是很有趣的。[qh]
I didn't know that first started with workers in the textile industry.[qh]
我不知道这首先是从纺织业的工人开始的。[qh]
With those protesting workers called the Luddites destroying their knitting machines because they were so worried about losing their jobs.[qh]
那些抗议的工人被称为勒德派，他们破坏了他们的编织机，因为他们非常担心失去工作。[qh]
Yes,and ultimately,they didn't achieve anything.[qh]
是的，但最终，他们什么也没取得。[qh]
And anyway, industrialisation created more jobs than it destroyed. Yes,that's true -but it probably didn't seem a positive thing at the time.[qh]
无论如何，工业化创造的就业机会多于其破坏的就业机会。是的，没错--但这在当时似乎并不是一件积极的事情。[qh]
I can see why the Luddites felt so threatened.[qh]
我明白为什么勒德派感到如此威胁了。[qh]
I know. I'm sure I would have felt the same.[qh]
我理解。我确定我也会有同样的感觉。[qh]
The discussion about the future of work was really optimistic for a change.[qh]
关于未来工作变化的讨论真的很乐观。[qh]
I like the idea that work won't involve doing boring,repetitive tasks,as robots will do all that.[qh]
我喜欢这样的想法，即工作不会涉及做枯燥、重复的任务，因为机器人会做所有这些事情。[qh]
Normally,you only hear negative stuff about the future.[qh]
通常情况下，你只会听到关于未来的负面消息。[qh]
Bit too optimistic,don't you think?[qh]
有点太乐观了，你不觉得吗？[qh]
For example,I can't see how people are about to have more leisure time,when all the evidence shows people are spending longer than ever at work.[qh]
例如，当所有证据表明人们在工作中花费的时间比以往任何时候都长时，我看不出人们将如何拥有更多的休闲时间。[qh]
No —thats true.[qh]
不--这是真的。[qh]
And what about lower Unemployment?[qh]
那么低失业率又是怎么回事呢？[qh]
I'm not so sure about tnat.[qh]
我不是很确定。[qh]
Perhaps in the long term -but not in the foreseeable future.[qh]
也许很久之后才会发生，但不是在可预见的未来。[qh]
Mmm.And I expect most people will be expected to work until they're much older-as everyone's living much longer.[qh]
嗯。我预计大多数人都可能延迟退休--因为每个人寿命都更长了[qh]
That's already happening.[qh]
这已经在发生了。[qh]
