The new ones might not be affordable for everyone, but they do reduce cotton production and the use of chemicals and water.

可能不是每个人都负担得起这些新牛仔裤，但它们确实减少了棉花生产以及对化学品和水的使用。

But more importantly from our perspective, there’s a strong argument to be made that Indian cotton production helped spur British industrialization.

但从我们的角度来看， 更重要的是，有一个强有力的论据表明印度棉花生产有助于刺激英国工业化。

And that’s not because the U.S. makes the best cotton or the most efficient cotton, it’s because the U.S. government subsidizes cotton production.

这并不是因为美国生产最好的棉花或最高效的棉花，而是因为美国政府补贴棉花生产。