Day88.
When the persuading and the planning for the western railroads had finally been completed, the really challenging task remained: the dangerous, sweaty, backbreaking, brawling business of actually building the lines.
当有关西部铁路的游说和规划工作终于完成后,真正艰难的任务才刚刚开始;毕竟建造这些铁路的实际工作既危险,又费劲,还可能会伤筋动骨,争吵不断。
Persuade 美 [pərˈsweɪd] vt.& vi.说服;劝说;使相信
My husband persuaded me to come
我丈夫劝我来的。
Task 美 [tæsk] n.作业;工作,任务;苦差事 vt.交给某人(任务
She used the day to catch up with administrative tasks.
她白天忙着处理行政工作。
Backbreaking 美 [ˈbækˌbrekɪŋ] adj.(体力劳动)艰苦繁重的,累死人的
Technology has advanced, the requirement for backbreaking toil has diminished.
随着技术的进步,繁重的体力劳动需要减少了。
That's backbreaking work and may be too much for us.
这可是累人的工作,我们可能负荷不了。
Brawling 美 ['brɔ:lɪŋ] n.争吵,喧嚷v.打架,争吵
Several youths were brawling in the street.
几个年轻人正在街上打架。
There'll be no brawling on this ship.
船上不允许争吵。