美国学生历史 第94期:1800年的美国(5)

 　　236. Growth of Manufactures, 1789-1800. 236．制造业的发展（1789~1800年）

　　As soon as the new government with its wide powers was established, manufacturing started into life. Old mills were set to work. 随着新政府及其强大政权的建立，制造业迅速得到发展，人们重新开动原有的作坊。

　　While the Revolution had been going on in America, great improvements in the spinning of yarn¹ and the weaving of cloth had been made in England. 在美国进行革命战争的同时，英国人在纺纱和织布方面取得了巨大进展。

　　Parliament made laws to prevent the export from England of machinery² or patterns of machinery. 英国议会通过法律禁止英国出口机器和机器零件，

　　But it could not prevent Englishmen from coming to America. 但是，法律不能禁止英国人来到美国，

　　Among the recent immigrants to the United States was Samuel Slater. 在当时移民到美国的人当中就有萨缪尔o斯莱特，

　　He brought no patterns with him. 他随身带着一些机器零件，

　　But he was familiar with the new methods of spinning. 此人熟悉纺织的新方法，

　　He soon built spinning machinery. 很快他就造出了纺织机。

　　New cotton mills were now set up in several places. 此时，人们在一些地方建造新的棉花作坊。

　　But it was some time before the new weaving machinery was introduced into America. 但是，新式织布机是在此一段时间以后才被引进到美国。

1 yarn   

n.纱，纱线，纺线；奇闻漫谈，旅行轶事

参考例句：

• I stopped to have a yarn with him.我停下来跟他聊天。
• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。

2 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。