In the late 1700s James Watt designed an efficient and commercially viable steam engine that was soon applied to a variety of industrial uses as it became cheaper to use.

18世纪晚期，詹姆斯·瓦特设计了一种高效的、商业上可行的蒸汽机，随着它的使用成本越来越低，它很快被应用于各种工业用途。

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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.

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。

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However, the arrival of the steam engine initiated a complete transformation in rail transportation, entrenching and expanding the Industrial Revolution.

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。

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The continent's primary industrial engine imports 60% of its gas and oil needs.

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They also argue that competition could improve the operational performance and reliability of both engines, insulate the military from engine-related problems leading to fleet groundings, and bolster the jet-engine industrial base.

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Another industrial large cap, engine-maker Cummins, echoed this sentiment.

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