Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.

对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。

British society underwent a radical transformation.

英国社会经历了急剧的变革。

However, the sudden fury of last night's spring rainstorm, moved those untended ferryboats away from shore, leaving them crossways in the middle of the stream.

可是，黑夜的春雨狂暴急剧，在自然的威力下，那些没有人照料的渡船，难免会被冲离岸边，横在江中。