横贯大陆铁路

华人最早在19世纪中叶来到美国，帮助完成美国的横贯大陆铁路。

The Chinese first came to the United States in the mid 1800s to help finish the American Transcontinental Railroad .

成千上万的中国劳工为美国第一条横贯大陆铁路的建设做出了巨大贡献；他们的巨大努力值得记录在美国历史上。

Thousands of Chinese laborers contributed greatly to the construction of america 's first transcontinental railroad , and their intense efforts deserve a page in American history .

试论横贯大陆铁路的铺设与美国西部开发

On the Laying of the Continental Railway and the Development of American West

美国是建造了横贯大陆铁路的国家，我们将电带入了农村，建造了跨州的公路系统。

America is the nation that built the transcontinental railroad , brought electricity to rural communities , and constructed the interstate highway system .

南北战争胜利、废除奴隶制，再到第一条横贯大陆铁路建成，美国还不到100岁。

The United States was less than one hundred years old when the civil war was won , slavery abolished , and the first transcontinental railroad built .

但有一件事---他推横贯大陆铁路的发展，因为他认为重要的是要形成一个链接到西海岸---有一个大量的财富，在加利福尼亚州和俄勒冈州从电子商务和矿物质和东西。

But one thing --- he pushed for the development of the transcontinental railroad because he though it was important to form a link with the West Coast --- there was a lot of wealth in California and Oregon from commerce and minerals and stuff .

1901年，摩根和他的同伙詹姆斯·J·希尔控制了两条北部横贯大陆的铁路，即北太平洋铁路和大北铁路。

James J.Hill , controlled the two northern transcontinental railroads , the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern , in1901 .

横贯大陆的铁路为沿途的荒芜地区带来了文明

The transcontinental railroad threads a thin line of civilization through the wilderness .

横贯大陆的铁路开发了5亿英亩的土地催生了8个全新的州

The transcontinental railway opened up half a billion acres of land and 8 new states .

这条横贯大陆的铁路是中国工人修建的，他们被专门引进来建这条铁路，

The transcontinental railroad was built by Chinese workers brought over specifically to work on the railroad ,

1869年，在“金色道钉”（GoldenSpike）被钉入枕木、从而宣告第一条横贯美国大陆的铁路完工的当天，人们举行了盛大庆典。

Indeed , there was great celebration on the day a " Golden Spike " was driven to complete the first transcontinental railroad in1869 .