1·Even the railroads seem only scratched in with a penknife.
就连铁路似乎也只是用铅笔刀划开的。
2·Water transportation was outmoded by railroads and good pikes.
水上运输已因铁路和良好的税道而变得过时了。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
3·Nearly half of all negligence cases decided through 1896 involved railroads.
在1896年审理的所有过失案件中，近一半案件是涉及铁路的。
4·What else was the Great Depression or the space race or the construction of the railroads?
大萧条，太空竞赛，铁路建设还意味着什么呢？
5·Farmers had no choice but to pay, as railroads were the only means they could use to get their grain to buyers.
农民别无选择，只能付钱，因为铁路是他们把粮食卖出去的唯一途径。