More productive farmers meant there was a surplus that could feed cities; in turn, that created a pool of labor for factories.

生产力更高的农民意味着可以养活城市的剩余劳动力；反过来，这又为工厂创造了一些劳动力。

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Another type of momentum we have to think about when planning for changes in our energy systems is labor-pool momentum.

在计划改变能源系统时，我们必须考虑的另一种动力是人力资源动力。

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Could Apple simply relocate its manufacturing to another country with a large pool of cheap labor, such as Brazil or India?

苹果可以简单地将产品制造搬迁到拥有大量廉价劳动力的国家，如巴西和印度？

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"While cost remains a major factor in decisions about where to off-source, the quality of the labor pool is gaining importance, and this includes English language skills."

VOA: special.2011.01.21

"It's an available pool of skilled labor talent that other industries covet.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

In fact there's a very big pool of labor which, if we ever unlock it, could keep the expansion going.

FORBES: Motivated to Work

China will continue to be a source of low-cost labor because there is a large pool of labor, including young women that need to be employed.

FORBES: Characteristics Of The New China

Recall, however, that the Okies poor as they may have been provided a gigantic pool of labor that fueled California's postwar boom and helped transform the Golden State into the world's eighth-largest economy.

WSJ: Allysia Finley: The Reverse-Joads of California