The next few years in farming are going to be about mechanisation.

未来几年农业将转向机械化。

This drop slowed the pace of mechanisation in agriculture, but only by a little.

这减缓农业机械化步伐，不过作用很小。

Horses might have fared better had savings from mechanisation stayed in rural areas.

如果机械化带来节余农村，那么马境况可能会好一。

In manufacturing industries, mechanisation is key to improving efficiency.

制造业中， 机械化是提高关键。

One of the main reasons companies adopt mechanisation is to reduce labour costs.

企业采用机械化主要原因之一是降低劳动力成本。

However, the trend of mechanisation is also influencing these industries, with some artisans incorporating advanced machinery into their work.

然而， 机械化趋势也影响这行业，一工匠已开始将先进机械融入其工作中。

The advancement of mechanisation has led to the replacement of human labour in many sectors.

机械化进步已导致许多行业中人类劳动替代。

As mechanisation becomes more widespread, companies may reduce their workforce to cut costs.

随着机械化日益普及， 企业可能通过减少员工数量来降低成本。

The introduction of mechanisation in agriculture has significantly improved productivity.

农业中引入机械化显著提高生产。

The term " automation" first rose to prominence as the adoption of wartime innovations in mechanisation sparked a wave of panic over mass joblessness in the 1950s (see chart 1).

1950 年代，战时机械化创新采用引发对大规模失业恐慌，“自动化”一词首次受到关注（见图 1）。