The system ran like a well-oiled machine.

这个系统运行得就像一台上了油的机器。

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In general, our society is becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucratic management in which man becomes a small, well-oiled cog in the machinery.

总的来说，我们的社会正在变成一个官僚化管理的大型企业，在这个企业中，人们成为了机器上运转良好的小齿轮。

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A glorious well-oiled angel rides on a winged unicorn.

一位光彩照人的天使骑着一只有翼的独角兽。

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Almost half of Mr Kirchner's votes came from the sprawling province of Buenos Aires, suggesting that Mr Duhalde's longstanding political machine there is still well oiled.

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