There's no sense in going by boat when the plane is just as cheap and much quicker.
既然乘飞机和坐船一样便宜而且还快得多,那么就没有理由去坐船。
and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory.
工厂把一种人为的生存方式强加给工人,却不顾及这种生存方式给工人及其后代带来的影响。