100句话7000单词-Day88

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。