1. While this was the case for England, other nations, such as Japan, the Netherlands and France also met some of these criteria but were not industrialising. 尽管英国是这样，但日本、荷兰和法国等其它国家也符合其中一些标准，而它们并没有实现工业化。
2. Germany’s talent for bespoke engineering and sleek cars fits well with the needs of fast-industrialising countries and their new middle classes. 德国在定制工程和流线型汽车制造上的天赋很好的适应了高速工业化国家及其中产阶级的需要。
3. When America and Britain were industrialising in the 19th century, they took 50 years to double their real incomes per head; today China is achieving the same feat in nine years. 当美国和英国在19世纪开始工业化时，他们用了50年的时间才使真实人均收入翻了一番；而现在中国只用了九年时间就达到这个目标。
