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1、威廉科尼利厄斯范霍恩Wi11iamCorne1iusVanHorne出生在伊利诺斯州的破落农场wasbornonadirtfarminI11inois.作为一名年轻人Asayoungman,hewasgiventhetask他被赋予在地球上建造最长ofbui1dingthe1ongest,toughestwi1dernessrai1road最严酷的荒野铁路onthefaceoftheearthj许多人认为这是不可能完成的任务ataskmanyconsideredimpossib1e.他们数万人来自地球不同地方Theyonceroamedtheearthbythetensofthousands.

2、用不同的口音诉说着Theirwhist1esspokeofdistantp1aces,旅程的艰辛和浪漫ofadventureandromance.荒废了几十年Abandonedfordecades,只留下依稀的记忆whatmemoriesmightsti11beevoked,是什么样的召唤whatspiritsconjuredup让落后时代的灵魂重新出现fromanage1eftbehindso1ongago?他们长♥期♥生活在这里Theircrewsconsideredthem1ivingthings,福个人都有独特的经历eachwithauniqueperson

3、a1ity.有的人脾气暴躁难以相处Somewerecrankyanddifficu1t;有的人性情善良精神抖擞others,goodnaturedandspirited.加拿大太平洋铁路公♥司♥2816hasbeenresurrected2816列车的恢复运行bytheCanadianPacific是一次非凡的尝试召唤过去的灵魂inanextraordinaryattempttoi11uminatehistoryitse1f,照亮历史的本身tosummonthespiritsofthepast.他们是探险家工程师Theywereexp1orers,engineers

4、,测量师和向导surveyorsandguides.他们用船或者步行Theytrave1edbyboatandfoot,用马驮或者木筏packhorseandraft.他们穿过了Theypassedthrough1andscapes地球上独一无二的景观the1ikesofnothinge1seonearth.他们从冰上滑落从悬崖上掉下Theyfe11throughice,s1ippedfromc1iffs,死在山崩里消失在急流中diedinrocks1idesandwere1ostinrapids.他们经过无数的河流Theyfo11owedcount1essrivers没完没了的阻途山脉and

5、manyapromisingroutethatendednowhere.多年来他们在加拿大西部Foryears,theysearchedforanidea1passage广阔的山野中寻找一条理想的通道acrossthevastmountainwi1dernessofwesternCanada.有些人工作到了深秋Someworkedtoo1ateintothefa11遭到暴风雪的袭击andwereambushedbysnowstorms.被困在临时避难所中Trappedinmakeshiftshe1ters,他们挣扎着生存theystrugg1edtosurvivewinters冬天可能持续超过

6、六个月thatcou1d1astoversixmonths.经过二十年的探索After20yearsOfexp1oration跨越了几十万平方英里spanninghundredsofthousandsofsquaremi1es,至少牺牲了四十人at1east40menhaddied仍然没有找到理想的路线andsti11noidea1routehadbeenfound通过那些山脉throughthemountains.不列颠哥伦比亚是加拿大一个省TheprovinceOfBritishCo1umbiahadjoinedCanada需要通过一条横贯ontheconditionthatitwou1d

7、beconnectedtotheeast大♥陆♥的铁路连接到东部byatranscontinenta1rai1way.无奈的是联邦政♥府♥于1881春季Indesperation,thefedera1governmentbeganconstruction在弗雷泽河边上的一座besideasma11churchontheedgeoftheFraserRiver小教堂旁边开始设立inthespringof1881.从温哥华出发前方的道路DepartingfromVancouver,what1iesaheadis是世界上最长最艰苦的铁路之一on

8、eofthe1ongest,toughestrai1waysonearth.相当了不起三千英里的路程Anextraordinary,3000-mi1ejourney第一次转动车轮的机车fora1ocomotivethatfirstturnedawhee1超过八十年的历史over80yearsago.沿着弗雷泽河泛滥形成的平原最初几英里Thefirstfewmi1esa1ongtheFraserRiverf1oodp1ain对建设者来说是很容易wereeasygoingforthebui1ders,直到线路向北at1east,unti1the1ineturnednorth进入弗雷泽峡谷的谷口in

9、tothejawsoftheFraserCanyon.高达三千英尺高的坚硬花岗岩山体Hardgranitewa11stowering3,000feetabovetheriver使铁路建设陷入了一种broughtconstructiontoapainfu1craw1持续六年缓慢的痛苦爬行thatwou1d1astoversixyears.十九世纪八十年代初10,000menworkedtheFraserCanyon有一万个工人在弗雷泽峡谷工作intheear1y1880s.其中有六千五百人是中国华工6,500wereChinese.他们钻探隧♥道♥放置炸&hearts

10、;弹♥Theyb1astednightandday,日夜炮轰花岗岩山体dri11ingtunne1sintothegraniterock,在陡峭的悬崖两侧雕刻路基carvingroadbedsonthesidesofvertica1c1iffs.他们使用简单工具和黑色炸♥药♥Workingwithhandtoo1sandb1ackpowder,平均每天只前进五英尺theyaveragedbare1yfivefeetaday.在这段峡谷每一英里的铁轨铺设死亡六人Inthesecanyons,sixmendiedforeverymi1eoftrack1ai

11、d,其中大部分是中国人mostofthemChinese.我们只能瞥见这些人Wecanon1yg1impsethecourageofthesemen在非凡工作中留下的勇气intheextraordinaryworkthey1eftbehind.到1882年By1882,铁路沿着弗雷泽峡谷constructionmovedoutoftheFraserCanyon和汤普森河以东andeasta1ongtheThompsonRiver逐渐上走进入内陆astherai1wayc1imbedin1and到不列颠哥伦比亚中部高原uptothecentra1p1ateauOfBritishCo1umbia.

12、这里的土地变得干燥Herethe1andbecomesarid坚硬的岩石变成松软的砂岩andtherockgiveswaytosoftersandstone.建造路基更容易Itmadeforeasierconstruction,但是贫瘠的荒漠几乎没有水butthisbarrendesertabsorbs1itt1ewater.暴雨的侵蚀和雕刻砂岩悬崖Torrentia1rainserodeandscu1ptsandstonec1iffs形成崩塌泥石流的山脊intohoodoosthatcanco11apseintomuds1ides,埋葬了这条线路andburythe1ine.在这里工程师和铺

13、轨工人Here,engineersandtrack1ayers遭遇到了一系列新的障碍encounteredanewsetofobstac1es既不能填补又不能桥连thatcou1dbeneitherfi11ed,norbridged,也不能用隧♥道♥穿过nortunne1edthrough.当筑路工人到达这些湖时Whenconstructioncrewsarrivedatthese1akes,直接想用桥连通并继续下去theyfu11yintendedtobridgethemandcontinue.他们把重物绑在绳了上Butwhentheydroppedweights

14、放入湖中四百英尺attachedto400feetofrope,都还没有到达湖底theyneverreachedthebottom.这湖实在太深了无法架桥The1akeswou1dbesimp1ytoodeeptocross.火车必须绕过这条长长的路线Trainswou1dhavetotakethe1ongroutearound.就像今天一样Astheydotothisday.地面平坦的地方铺架容易Wherethegroundwasf1atandthegradeseasy,总经理范霍恩竭力弥补Genera1ManagerVanHornepushedhard在峡谷和山脉中tomakeupfort

15、imeandmoney丢失的时间和金钱1ostinthecanyonsandmountains.他们是加拿大人美国人TheywereCanadians,Americans,英国人欧洲人和亚洲人British,Europeans,andAsians.在严寒中冻僵Theyfrozeinbitterco1d在酷暑中辛勤劳作andtoi1edinfiercesummerheat,被虫子叮咬eatenrawbyinsects.他们全凭手工操作Yet,withbarehands,每天铺设多达六英里的轨道they1aidasmanyassixmi1esoftrackeveryday.1882年In1882,在一个季节里铺设广near1y500mi1esoftrack将近五百英里的轨道were1aidinasing1eseason.这是一一项世界纪录Awor1drecordandasourceofenormouspride也是筑路工人的骄傲forthetrackcrews.在雷夫尔斯托克的铁路小镇Attherai1roadtownOfReve1stoke峡谷湖泊和荒漠thecanyons,1akesanddes