changes in people's lives.
人们生活的变化。
It is fun to look at how people lived in America in the past and see how it has changed over time.
看看人们过去是如何生活在美国的，看看随着时间的推移它是如何变化的，这很有趣。
Museums are a great place to look at interesting artifacts on display.
博物馆是观看展出的有趣文物的好地方。
Artifacts show us how people lived long ago.
文物向我们展示了很久以前人们是如何生活的。
A carriage, for example, is just one artifact we can see in a museum.
例如，马车只是我们在博物馆里能看到的一件艺术品。
Now, people use cars to move around.
现在，人们开车出行。
But a long time ago, the carriage was the fastest way to travel.
但是很久以前，马车是最快的旅行方式。
In the museums, we can see how inventions changed the way people lived.
在博物馆里，我们可以看到发明如何改变了人们的生活方式。
For example, communication has changed a lot.
例如，通信发生了很大变化。
In the past, people used the telegraph to communicate from place to place.
过去，人们用电报从一个地方到另一个地方进行通信。
But it was not an easy way to connect with other people.
但这并不是与他人联系的简单方式。
Nowadays, we use the internet to connect with family and friends all over the world.
如今，我们使用互联网与世界各地的家人和朋友联系。