The main textile producing regions of Britain are the East Midlands， Yorkshire， Humberside， and Northern Ireland.

　　New Industries.

　　New industries include microprocessors and computers， biotechnology and other high-tech industries. There are three areas in Britain which have seen some high-tech industrial growth： （1）。the area between London and South Wales， （2）。the Cambridge area of East Anglia and （3）。the area between Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. The third area is the most spectacular of the three and is now often referred to as the “Silicon Glen”。 By the end of 1985 half of Britain‘s microchip output was estimated to have come from Scotland.

　　英國主要紡織基地是現(xiàn)在的中東部，約克郡和漢伯塞德郡及北愛爾蘭。

　　The reasons behind the decline of Britains textile industry are：

　　英國紡織業(yè)的衰退原因如下：.

　　（1） Exports of textiles have not competed well with those of other foreign producers who have managed to produce cheaper goods.

　　紡織品出口不能很好地與設(shè)法生產(chǎn)出更便宜商品的國外產(chǎn)家競(jìng)爭。

　　（2） There has been a rise in cheaper imports of textiles to Britain from foreign producers.

　　英國增加了從外國產(chǎn)家進(jìn)口更廉價(jià)紡織品。

　　（3） Poor and outdated management decisions have caused problem.

　　薄弱及過時(shí)的管理決策導(dǎo)致許多問題。

　　（4） Substitutions of human-made fibres have been made for natural fibres.

　　人造纖維代替品已取代了天然纖維。

　　（5） An improvement of output per worker has been achieved， due to mechanization.

　　由于機(jī)械化，每個(gè)工人的生產(chǎn)量有了提高。