LONDON – At the start of the Industrial Revolution, textile workers in the Midlands and the North of England, mainly weavers, staged a spontaneous revolt, smashing machinery and burning factories. Their complaint was that the newfangled machines were robbing them of their wages and jobs.
伦敦—工业革命伊始，英格兰中部和北部的纺织工人（以织布工为主）发动了一场自发的抵抗运动，砸毁机器、烧毁工厂。他们的怨气在于新出现的机器抢走了他们的工资和饭碗。