America is exploding across the continent.The economy is booming.
整個美國從東到西呈現爆炸式的增長，經濟蒸蒸日上[(Nc[Oh.|Yj9)T;|yR。
Cotton in the South,industry in the North.But the new nation is divided.
南方的棉花種植業北方的工業，但這個新生國家內部卻并不一致3gC3MT_EPg#。
In the land where all men are created equal,4 million black Americans live as slaves. And it's tearing the nation apart.
在一個人人生而平等的國度，四百萬黑人過著奴隸的生活，它正在加劇著這個國家的分裂8R,jHNBHKf!T6A。
We are pioneers and trailblazers. We fight for freedom. We transform our dreams into the truth. Our struggles will become a nation.
我們是前鋒，也是先驅，我們為自由而戰，我們將夢想付諸現實，我們的奮斗將換來一個國家的新生3(nd[DQ_6p%K=2uq9。
1825. All over th e world, the modern era is being born. It's the Industrial Revolution. America is racing to catch up.
1825年，全世界迎來了現代化的曙光，工業革命來臨，美國努力迎頭追趕prJ_#8C.(b。
In upstate New York, a man-made river is cutting through the wilderness.
在紐約州北部，一條人工運河正在郊野中開鑿o@7c6k3I[=。
The Erie Canal is the biggest construction project in the Western world in the last 4,000 years. Over 300 miles long, dug entirely by hand, and America lacks a single qualified engineer.
伊利運河是四千年來西方世界規模最大的建筑工程，全長超過300英里，完全由手工開鑿，而當時美國連一名像樣的工程師都沒有f~eb!JB[K~iaT2hb。
The United States of America isn't about to let nature stand in its way.
美國人不會讓大自然阻擋他們的去路6n6u6cGawJ。
I think of the spirit of America being imagination combined with tenacity. There's a strong work ethic, a wonderful freedom of creation, combined with the mental muscle and physical labor.
我認為美國精神是想象力與毅力的完美結合，人們有兢兢業業的工作精神，有可以盡情施展的創造力，加上腦力與體力相得益彰mEoClDO336_N&bXFc。
So to me, it represents the best of the human spirit.
對我來說，它是人類精神的最高體現Qd2-jv.v_a@B%6|0IhMc。
But the land doesn't always cooperate. A wall of solid limestone 60 feet high. Just 30 miles from the finish line, Lake Erie.
然而大自然并不見得愿意合作，一道60英尺高的石灰巖壁擋住了去路，僅僅30英里開外就是終點--伊利湖Ohci4o=IA]fO。
The canal will change everything, linking the Atlantic Ocean to the whole middle of America.
運河將會改變一切，將整個美國中部與大西洋連接起來，
It changes where people live, and why, and turns the North into a global economic powerhouse.
它改變人們的居住地點和人生追求把整個北方變成了全球經濟中心0*o0jgk2S67OeO^!~6v,。