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The Industrial Revolution
工业革命
The Industrial Revolution was a period of time when people began to use new technology to mass-produce items.
工业革命是人们开始使用新技术来大规模生产物品的一段时期。
It began in Europe in the 18th century, when new power sources like steam engines, electricity, and oil were becoming common.
工业革命始于18世纪的欧洲，当时蒸汽机、电力和石油等新能源正变得普遍。
The first country that started to industrialize was Britain, because they had the wealth that was necessary to build new machines.
第一个开始工业化的国家是英国，因为英国拥有制造新机器所需的财富。
Soon, other European countries began to build machines too.
很快，其他欧洲国家也开始制造机器。
This change caused a lot of people to start working in factories instead of on farms.
这一变化导致许多人开始在工厂而非农场工作。
However, some factories had very poor working conditions.
然而，一些工厂的工作条件非常差。
Because of this, factory workers began to form unions so that they could protest against unfair treatment.
正因为如此，工厂工人开始组织工会，以便他们可以抗议不公平的待遇。
This was when many countries decided to create laws to help protect workers.
就在这一时期，许多国家决定制定法律来帮助保护工人。
These new laws banned child labour, restricted working hours, and tried to make factories safer.
这些新法律禁止使用童工，限制工作时间，并试图让工厂变得更安全。
