来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病 第5集 第5集》
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And the conquest of the plague by the eighteenth century,因此在十八世纪战胜瘟疫 -
followed by victory over smallpox,接着战胜天花 -
had a major impact on launching对欧洲的人口增长 -
a great age of European population growth.有着重大的影响 -
And population growth, in turn,人口增长反过来 -
was a precondition for the coming of the Industrial Revolution.是工业革命到来的先决条件 -
Again, note that I'm not saying that the conquest of plague再强调一次 我不是说战胜瘟疫 -
was a mono-causal explanation是工业革命发生的 -
for the coming of the Industrial revolution.唯一的解释 -
I'm saying simply that it was one of many pre-conditions;我只是说战胜瘟疫是一个前提 -
that it was a growing population它使得人口增长 -
that provided that endless supply of free laborers为制造厂 矿场和剥削劳动力的工厂