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My grandfather kept a small book of pictures about his town.我祖父留着一本小相册，拍的是他的小镇。 He said the main business there was farm work, and farming was the only industry people knew.他说那里主要靠农活，种地是人们唯一知道的「产业」。 Then a company came and built a plant beside the river.后来一家公司来了，在河边建了一座工厂。 People said the town would industrialize in ten years.人们说这个小镇十年内就会「工业化」。

At first everyone was glad, because the plant gave families steady income.起初大家都很高兴，因为工厂让许多家庭有了稳定的收入。 Over time, industrialization changed the town and people's behaviour.可是时间一长，「工业化」改变了小镇，也改变了人们的「行为」。 Grandfather wrote that the air was dirty, the water turned grey, and people began to behave differently.祖父写道，空气变脏了，水也变灰了，人们的「举止」也开始变了。

A behavioral study from a nearby school described a change in behavior.附近一所学校的一项「行为的」研究描述了「行为」上的变化。 An old worker told him the plant was a huge machine with many small parts.一位老工人告诉他，工厂是一台有很多小部件的巨大机器。 He said the workers organized each part with care.他说工人们用心「组织」每个部件。

That is like every organ in the body.这就像身体里每个「器官」。 In the same way, the town itself stayed alive.同样地，小镇本身一直活着。 The plant closed twelve years ago, but the town kept working.工厂十二年前关了，但小镇还在运转。 Those photos show how an industrial town can rise and fall.那些照片显示，一座「工业的」城镇可以兴起又衰落。