对年轻读者而言,繁荣时代的报界风云带着工业考古史的气息,犹如捕鲸和蒸汽机车的传奇故事。
FOR younger readers, stories about newspapers in their heyday may have a whiff of industrial archaeology, akin to tales about whaling or steam trains.
在一些工业地区,马匹正沿着金属轨道拉着满载货物、带法兰轮子的马车;固定的蒸汽机在工厂和矿井里噗噗作响。
In some industrial regions, heavily laden wagons, with flanged wheels, were being hauled by horses along metal rails; and the stationary steam engine was puffing in the factory and mine.
然而,蒸汽机的出现引发了铁路运输的彻底变革,并巩固和拓展了工业革命的成果。
However, the arrival of the steam engine initiated a complete transformation in rail transportation, entrenching and expanding the Industrial Revolution.
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