To be a good bureaucrat is not to think for yourself, but to be a good cog in the machine.

做一个好的官僚，不是为自己着想，而是做机器上的一个好齿轮。

When someone works for a big company and plays only a small role in it, we can say that they are a cog in the machine.

当某人在一家大公司工作但只扮演一个小角色时，我们可以说他们是机器中的一个齿轮。