A second industrial revolution appears to be washing over the land, creating exciting new opportunities as well as new pitfalls.

变化是大规模重组的结果，这种重组在一定程度上收到政府决策的积极鼓励。然而，政府决策的影响被低估了。

The changes stem from a massive restructuring that was abetted in part by government decisions whose impact was, if anything, underestimated.

政府促成美国电话电报公司的解体，取消对电信业的限制。这促使电话业务成为经济增长的重要因素，使南达科他州苏福尔斯市和奥马哈市成为信用卡处理和电话销售的主要中心。

The government-induced breakup of AT&T and deregulation of telecommunications have helped turn the telephone into an important source of growth, allowing Sioux Falls, S.D., and Omaha to become major centers of credit-card processing and telemarketing.