So why did the industrial revolution begin in Britain and not along the Yangzi river?

那么，为什么工业革命发生在英国而不是在中国的长江流域呢？

What was happening in Britain during the Industrial Revolution was not an isolated phenomenon.

工业革命期间英国发生的一切并不是孤立的现象。

The relationship between happiness and technology has been an eternal subject for social critics and philosophers since the advent of the Industrial Revolution.

自工业革命出现以来，幸福与技术之间的关系一直是社会批评家和哲学家们长期研究的课题。

Unlikely though it seems, the potato promoted economic development by underpinning the industrial revolution in England in the 19th century.

虽然马铃薯似乎不大可能为英国19世纪的工业革命打下基础，推动其经济的发展。

"design", although is since the humanity has been born on the existence behavior and consciousness, but the strict design, must be the Industrial Revolution later concept.

“设计”，虽然是个自人类诞生以来就存在的行为和意识，但严格的设计，应当是工业革命以后的概念。