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Only a mad man could dream of running a railroad across mountains like this.
只有瘋子才會想讓鐵路從這樣的山中貫穿而過
They don't call him crazy Judah for nothing.
人們叫他瘋狂的猶大并不是平白無故
Obsessed with the railroad, he sees a way through.
對鐵路的瘋狂癡迷，讓他終于找到了解決之道
Come on down, boys.
下來，小伙子們
Theodore Judah makes 23 trips into the peaks.
西奧多·猶大曾23次攀上山頂
And peg that, boys.
把那個釘上
Plotting a path across ridges and through mountain summits,building it will be the engineering challenge of the century.
測繪出一條橫穿山脊并通過山頂的路線，修建這段鐵路是那個世紀最大的工程挑戰
Yup, let's mark that.
好的，做個標記
This is the most magnificent project ever conceived.
這是一項成就空前的偉大創舉
An enterprise more important to the people of the United States than any other.
這項工程對于美國人意義重大
The railroad will be built,and I will have something to do with it.
其他工程完全不可同日而語，鐵路終將被建成，而我也為之出了一把力
Americans love someone who can go through seemingly difficult or impossible things, and make their dreams happen.
美國人崇尚一種，克服一切困難，沖破萬難，最終實現夢想的精神
With Judah's route approved, two companies begin work.
猶大的路線得到認可后，兩家公司開始合作
The Union Pacific starts from Omaha in the east;
聯合太平洋鐵路公司從東邊的奧馬哈開始
the Central Pacific from Sacramento in the west.
而中央太平洋鐵路公司則從西邊的薩克拉門托開始
They'll meet in Utah.
最終在猶他州會師
It'll cost over $2 billion in modern money, but the government doesn't have enough cash.
工程造價相當于現在的20億美元，但政府卻沒有足夠的資金
It pays the companies in federal land.
所以用聯邦土地作為報酬支付給兩家公司
They must finish in 15 years or lose everything.
但規定需在15年內完工否則將分文不給
We have learned in this country,you don't get anywhere in life if you don't take risks.
我們在這個國家學習到沒有冒險精神的人將寸步難行
I think America is by far the shining light of the world in so many ways because we are risk takers.
我認為美國之所以在很多領域都名列前茅就在于我們敢于承擔風險
Paid by the mile, adding curve adds profit.
按英里計費，多造彎道顯然能多賺錢
Corrupt investors built the railroad for every cent they can,利欲熏心的公司為多得土地，無所不用其極
a nine mile curve means an extra 120 acres of federal land,and they'll end up owning an area the size of Texas.
修建一條9英里的彎道就意味著能多得120英畝聯邦土地照此下去，他們相當于擁有了
面積堪比德克薩斯州的土地
First they must conquer the Donner Pass.
首先他們需要征服唐納之路
7500 feet up, the highest Judah's route.
高達7500英尺是猶大路線中的最高點
Cursed by 30 feet o of snow each winter.Avalanches, tragedy.
每個冬天積雪深達30英尺，雪崩等慘劇時有發生
