It's a factory town where time is money and TV companies control the time.

它成为了一个工业城市，在那里时间就是金钱，电视公司控制着一切。

'And if I live in a factory town, I must speak factory language when I want it.

“如果我住在工厂城镇， 我必须在需要时说工厂语言。

But the fear of the virus is so widespread and intense that many workers are likely to remain away from factory towns this week.

然而，对此番病毒的恐惧早已深入人心，人人自危，恐不少工人本周并不会返城。

She began thinking how it was only a year ago that she came to her grandmother's farm. Before that, she had lived with her mother and father in a dirty, crowded factory town.

她开始回想，就在一年前，她是怎么来到祖母的农场。在那之前，她和父母住在一个肮脏拥挤的工业区。