There may come a point when the gains from higher productivity pale before the job losses.

或许会出现一个阶段，那时更高的生产力所带来的成果在工作机会的丧失面前变得黯然失色。

" I always thought those letters in divorce cases were made up. But they pale before this" .

“我一直以为离婚案件中的那些信件是编造的。但在这之前它们就显得苍白无力了” 。

'She was so pale before tiffin that I was quite startled; she's really got some colour in her cheeks now'.

吃午饭前她脸色苍白， 我吓了一跳；她的脸颊现在真的有点红了。