国际英语资讯:U.S. celebrates 150th anniversary of first transcontinental railroad, hails Chinese workers
<p><span word="SALT">SALT</span> <span word="LAKE">LAKE</span> <span word="CITY">CITY</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 10-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Utah">Utah</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 150<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="transcontinental">transcontinental</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Spike">Spike</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Historical">Historical</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Promontory">Promontory</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 100 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Salt">Salt</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="City">City</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transcontinental">transcontinental</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Spike">Spike</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ceremonially">ceremonially</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Railroad">Railroad</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Leland">Leland</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 10, 1869.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Spike">Spike</span> 150, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="artwork">artwork</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span>, <span word="Utah">Utah</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="forum">forum</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="innovation">innovation</span>, <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Transportation">Transportation</span> <span word="Elaine">Elaine</span> <span word="L">L</span>. <span word="Chao">Chao</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transcontinental">transcontinental</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="feat">feat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>, <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manpower">manpower</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="workforce">workforce</span> - <span word="especially">especially</span> 12,000 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="laborers">laborers</span> - <span word="that">that</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="seminal">seminal</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="America">America</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Transportation">Transportation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="ancestry">ancestry</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="acknowledge">acknowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="laborers">laborers</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transcontinental">transcontinental</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span>," <span word="Chao">Chao</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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