In the wake of the war,there was a great impetus to grow and provide more food.隨著戰爭而來，是種植并產出更多食物的巨大動力

in the wake of:緊緊跟隨； 隨著 ... 而來

Plague came in the wake of earthquake.

地震之后緊跟著就是瘟疫。

Outbreaks of disease occurred in the wake of the drought.

那場旱災過後疾病叢生。

Industrialisation had transformed our ability to manufacture goods,工業化進程革新了我們的生產力

transform to:使轉變成

How does war transform to peace?

戰爭是如何走向和平的?

scientists and experts have persuaded more and more farmers to to take up what's become known as factory farming.,科學家和專家說服了越來越多的農民從事工廠化農場經營

take up:開始；從事

He decided to take up journalism.

他決定操新聞業。

to fit in with the needs of the factory farmer.以滿足工廠化農場主的需要

fit in with:與...相適應

His ideas did not quite fit in with our aims.

他的想法和我們的目標不完全一致。