In my opinion, translation is not a mechanical act, rather, translation is a creative act.

在我看来，翻译不是机械性的为，而是一种创造性的为。

But much of the skill is mechanical.

但这项技能的大部分是机械性的。

Most of these difficulties are mechanical, and some of them can be traced back to early instruction in reading.

这些困难大多数是机械性的，其中一些可以追溯到早期的阅读教学。

The glass fiber can change the mechanical properties of the material .

玻纤可以改变材料的机械性能。

This alloy has better mechanical properties and wetting characteristics, which could also improve the soldering quality.

这种合金具有的机械性能和润湿特性，也可以提高焊接质量。

Food enters through the mouth, where chewing and saliva start to break it up and make it easier to swallow.

在下一步，物通过道入，在中机械性和化学性的消化并继续向下，壁的肌层强有力收缩，使液与物充分混合。产生被称为糜混合物的物质。

He explains I consciousness as the mechanistic part — the part that processes information, that relays inputs to outputs, and that is observable in the brain.

他把 I 意识解释为机械性的部分——处理信息的部分，将输入转换为输出的部分，在大脑中是可见的。

So, it's as modern as it can be mechanically and every nut bolt and screw on it is either refurbished or new.

因此，它的机械性能非常现代化，其上的每个螺母螺栓和螺钉要么是翻新的，要么是新的。

First of all, Max, machines (including computers) have long been better than us at many tasks, like arithmetic, or weaving, but those are often repetitive and mechanical operations.

首先，机器（包括电脑）在很多任务中早已比我们优秀，比如算数或编织，但那些通常都是重复性的、机械性的操作。

Muscles reached a stage of mechanical aching that seemed to stretch out indefinitely, but Paul saw that the beckoning escarpment ahead of them had climbed higher.

肌肉达到了机械性疼痛的阶段，似乎无限期地伸展开来，但保罗看到他们面前那招手的悬崖已经爬得高了。

However, as shown in Figure 1, the drawback of this approach is the inherent discontinuity of adjacent springs, which does not reflect the mechanical properties of foundation soil materials.

然而，如图 1 所示，这种方法的缺点是相邻弹簧的固有不连续性，这并不能反映地基土材料的机械性能。

Van Casteren: Such a large difference on such a small change in mechanical properties in the chewing substrate is what opened my eyes and made my jaw drop a little bit no pun intended.

Van Casteren：咀嚼基质的机械性能变化如此之小却有如此大的差异，这让我大开眼界，让我的下巴有点掉下来，这不是双关语。