Many great branches of productive industry find no place in it, or not without much straining; for example (not to speak of hunters or fishers) the miner, the road-maker, and the sailor.

很多大生产部门无法归入这三类，或者不作很多曲解就无法归入这三类，例如（且不谈猎人或渔夫）矿工、筑路工人和水手就是如此。

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To familiarize ourselves with the conception, let us consider what is done with the capital invested in any of the branches of business which compose the productive industry of a country.

为了熟悉这一概念，让我们看一下投入一国各生产性行业的资本究竟用在了哪些方面。

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He argued that agriculture should no longer be seen as purely a productive industry, saying that the social, economic and environmental context of food production should also be considered.

他认为农业不应该再被视为一个纯粹的生产型产业，他说也应该考虑到粮食生产的社会、经济和环境背景。

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The post-industrial educated class that now dominates Washington appears, if not scornful, profoundly detached from the problems facing productive industry.

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The recently-enacted federal health insurance mandate will exacerbate this imbalance by transferring more Americans and their wealth to the insurance and health sectors, and out of productive industry.

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But this strategy is ultimately counter-productive for both industry and consumers, argues the report, not least because it deters grass roots research in universities.

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