As a result, the modern world is increasingly populated by intelligent gizmos whose presence we barely notice but whose universal existence has removed much human labor. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembly arms. Our banking is done at automated teller terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction.

　　答案解析：

　　于是，當(dāng)今世界出現(xiàn)了愈來(lái)愈多的智能設(shè)備。雖然我們幾乎注意不到它們的存在，但是它們的廣泛存在已經(jīng)使人們擺脫了許多勞動(dòng)。工廠隨著機(jī)器人組裝臂的韻律而運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn);自動(dòng)柜員機(jī)終端自動(dòng)處理銀行的業(yè)務(wù)，并用機(jī)器語(yǔ)言彬彬有禮地感謝我們的光顧。