国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Stamps unveiled in U.S. to commemorate Chinese contribution to its first transcon
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 29-- <span word="New">New</span> <span word="postage">postage</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</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="first">first</span> <span word="transcontinental">transcontinental</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</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="made">made</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Grace">Grace</span> <span word="Meng">Meng</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Postal">Postal</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="told">told</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="that">that</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Meng">Meng</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="coast">coast</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3,000 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>' <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="feats">feats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="completion">completion</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="country">country</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 12,000 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="construct">construct</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1865 <span word="and">and</span> 1896.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="comprised">comprised</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workforce">workforce</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Railroad">Railroad</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="tasked">tasked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="paid">paid</span>.</p><p><span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>, <span word="Meng">Meng</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issuing">issuing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> "<span word="future">future</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>."</p>
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