请教一个填空~O(∩_∩)O谢谢

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new technologies often begin by (i) ________ what has gone before, and they change the world later. think how long it took power-using companies to recognize that with electricity they did not need to cluster their machinery around the power source, as in the days of steam. instead, power could be (ii) ________ their processes. in that sense, many of today‘s computer networks are still in the steam age. their full potential remains unrealized.（摘自新gre样题第15题）

Blank (i)

　　uprooting

　　dismissing

　　mimicking

Blank (ii)

　　transmitted to

　　consolidated around

　　incorporated into
此题正确选项为 mimicking 和transmitted to

求解释，哪里体现模仿了？？？谢谢！！！

846136085UID: 2987171

和change later相对应嘛

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2# 846136085
那steam怎么理解？

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3# @璐璐
day of steam
蒸汽时代

mynameisamoUID: 3175375

求问楼上，第二个空怎么做？

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5# mynameisamo 从蒸汽时代到现在，这是个“转变”吧……我赶脚……O(∩_∩)O~

mynameisamoUID: 3175375

6# @璐璐
transmit是传播啊亲！

@璐璐UID: 3054959

7# mynameisamo 帮忙全句翻译一下呗~~

dennis_szsyUID: 3133539

they did not need to cluster their machinery around the power source, as in the days of steam

以前工厂都在河边，当最早出现机器时，他们仍然把机器摆在河边

dennis_szsyUID: 3133539

哦没看后面....以前历史课本记太牢了...
就是仍然把机器放在产生能量的地方