Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module[原文呈现]The Industrial RevolutionIn Europe, in the second half of the eighteenth century, there was an important change in society. This change was called the “Industrial Revolution”. Until then① Europe had been a farming society. With the Industrial Revolution, factories appeared② and mass③ production④ became possible for the first time⑤. The factories were built in towns and as a result⑥， the population of towns and cities greatly increased.These changes became possible because of⑦ inventions⑧ such as the steam engine.This was invented in 1769 by James Watt and was the main⑨ energy source during the Industrial Revolution. At first⑩ the steam engine was used in mines, but it was soon used in factories and on the railways.[读文清障]①until then 直到那时②appear vi.出现，露面不用于被动语态。③mass n．大量a mass of/masses of 很多，许多④production n．生产；产量⑤for the first time 为介词短语，意为“第一次”。the first time 是名词词组，可作连词用，引导时间状语从句。⑥as a result 结果as a result of 由于，后接宾语。⑦because of 由于，其后接名词、代词、动名词等。because conj.因为，其后接从句。⑧invention n．发明；创造invent/In’vent/vt.发明inventor/In’vent /ə n.发明家⑨main adj.主要的 mainly adv.主要地⑩at first 起初 first of all 首先，第一工业革命[第 1～2 段译文]在欧洲，18 世纪后半叶社会发生了重大的变革。这次变革叫作“工业革命”。在此之前欧洲一直是一个农业社会。随着工业革命的到来，工厂出现了，大规模的生产第一次成为可能。工厂被建在城镇里，结果城镇和城市的人口大大增长了。蒸汽机等的发明使这些变革成为可能。蒸汽机是 1769 年由詹姆斯·瓦特发明的，是工业革命时期主要的能量来源。起初蒸汽机被用于矿井，但它很快就被用于工厂里和铁路上了。During the Industrial Revolution, factory owners became m...
