for example, the town of Birmingham,

比如说伯明翰
which produced all sorts of toys,

那里生产各种玩具
big toy manufacturers, that even though you had a lot of factories,

有大型玩具厂但是尽管有很多工厂
you still had a lot of the toys being finished or even produced

还是有很多玩具是由农村中的妇女
by women working in the hinterland,

组装甚至生产出来的
that is, the arrière pays, or the environs of Birmingham.

或者叫"乡下" 伯明翰的郊外
If you take smoky Sheffield,

如果你考察烟雾缭绕的谢菲尔德
a grim kind of place

那个阴冷晦暗的地方
in the nineteenth century, where they produced knives and cutlery.

19世纪时他们那里生产刀和餐具
You still had a lot of these products being finished by people

很多产品仍然是由
out in the countryside.

农村中的人们生产出来的
If you take the North of France,

如果你考察法国北部