tedious tasks 單調乏味的任務
If you’re in a job performing tedious tasks, you might think that a robot could do the work instead.如果你在工作中做單調乏味的任務，你也許會想，機器人代替你可以做這份工作。
underestimate 低估
But perhaps we underestimate how much technology already helps with the activities that we would otherwise have to do.但是我們也許低估了科技已經在本來我們得做的工作上幫了我們多少。?
provide a helping hand for businesses 助企業一臂之力
For now, robotic technology is providing a helping hand for businesses, particularly in manufacturing, assisting humans in performing work more efficiently and sometimes more accurately. 目前，機器人技術正在助企業一臂之力，尤其是在製造業，機器人技術幫助人們更有效地、有時也更準確地完成工作。
sort and move millions of objects 分揀和移動
pick anddistribute the goods 挑選和分送商品
They sort and move millions of objects of all different shapes and sizes, although humans are still needed to pick and distribute the goods.它們對數百萬各種各樣形狀和大小的物品進行分揀和移動，儘管挑選和分送商品仍然需要人來進行。
eliminate boring, repetitive jobs 消除枯燥的、重複性的工作
The technology will eliminate boring, repetitive jobs that humans don't like and aren't very good at, and also create new ones that are likely to replace them.這種科技會消除人不喜歡也不是很擅長的枯燥的、重複性的工作，也創造出很可能代替他們的新工作。
be worried by the rise of the machines 擔心機器的崛起
It seems inevitable that robots will eventually be able to do more and more of the jobs that are currently performed by humans, so should we be worried by the rise of the machines?似乎不可避免的是，機器人最終能夠做越來越多人類正在做的工作，所以我們應該擔心機器的崛起嗎？
is some way off 尚未到來
work side-by-side with our robot colleagues 和我們的機器人同事並肩工作
kick us out of the door 把我們掃地出門
get along with them 與它們好好相處
But as complete automation is some way off, for now we』ll have to work side-by-side with our robot colleagues?- and manage to get along with them before they learn to kick us out of the door!但是由於完全自動化尚未到來，眼下我們得和我們的機器人同事並肩工作，並在它們學會把我們掃地出門前，設法與它們好好相處！
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