Electricity provided light and energy to power machines.

电力为机器提供光和能量。

So in the past, people burned coal to power machines.

所以在过去，人们烧煤来为机器提供动力。

During the industrial revolution, the steam engine powered machines in farms and factories.

工业革命期间，蒸汽机得到了扩展 农场和工厂的动力机器。

But powering these tiny machines has been a challenge, since most potential fuels are toxic to the body.

但是为这些微型机器提供动力一直是一个挑战，因为大多数潜在的燃料对身体都是有毒的。

Eventually, steam engines powered these machines with coal instead of natural resources like wind, water, and animals — a kind of energy revolution.

最终，蒸汽机用煤而不是风、水和动物等自然资源为这些机器提供动力——这是一种能源革命。

In the weaving workshop, you can see how silk workers lived and worked in the same space plus how the looms evolved from hand to electrical powered machines.

而在丝织工坊，你可以了解纺织工人是如何在同一个空间生活、工作，也会看到手动织布机如何演变成现今的动力织布机。