坚持就是力量:美国愚公 32年只身挖通穿山隧道
<p><span word="Somewhere">Somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mojave">Mojave</span> <span word="Desert">Desert</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Paso">Paso</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="traverses">traverses</span> 2,087 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Copper">Copper</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span>. <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="special">special</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="emerges">emerges</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="ledge">ledge</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eccentric">eccentric</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> ‘<span word="Burro">Burro</span>’ <span word="Schmidt">Schmidt</span> – <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="k">k</span>.<span word="a">a</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="mole">mole</span> – <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p>莫哈韦沙漠厄尔巴索段（美国德克萨斯州）有一条穿越了岩石耸立的铜山、长达2087英尺的奇怪隧道。之所以说它奇怪，是因为它的终点并不是什么特别的地方，而是就这样突兀地出现在峭壁上。它存在的唯一原因就是，“鼹鼠人”威廉·亨利·布罗·施密特想在这凿一条隧道。</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> 32 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="handedly">handedly</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="granite">granite</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bizarre">bizarre</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="replied">replied</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortcut">shortcut</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="where">where</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="knows">knows</span>.</p><p>他花了32年的时间只身在坚硬的崖壁间挖出半英里长的隧道，但却从来缄口不提。当被问及这项工程时，他也只是扼要地回答这是条“近路”。然而究竟通向哪里却没人知道。</p><p><span word="Schmidt">Schmidt</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="migrated">migrated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Rhode">Rhode</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="health">health</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1902. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excavation">excavation</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="picks">picks</span>, <span word="hammers">hammers</span>, <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="drills">drills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explosives">explosives</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="Eventually">Eventually</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="debris">debris</span>.</p>
页:
[1]