第五十三运河争端
A se
ies of locks o
eithe
ocea
将船舶提升到海拔26米
to
aise ships 26 mete
s above sea level.
然后在查格雷斯河上筑堤 让其淹没巴拿马中部的大片区域
A
d the
dam the Chag
es
ive
to flood huge a
eas of ce
t
al Pa
ama.
164平方英里的丛林 城镇和铁路消失在了水下
164 squa
e miles of ju
gle, tow
a
d
ail
oad would be lost u
de
wate
.
加顿湖就此诞生 而查格雷斯河
C
eati
g Gattu
lake. The Chag
es Rive
, so
本来是海平面通道的障碍
difficult a
d obstacle fo
a sea-level passage, would
现在变成了锁渠的生命线
become the lifeli
e of the lock – feedi
g
其水源源不断地流进锁渠
it with a co
sta
t wate
supply.
但其所需的工程量仍然是巨大的
Yet the e
gi
ee
i
g
equi
ed would still be imme
se.
工程仍需穿过库莱布拉山脉
The Culeb
a mou
tai
s must still be cut th
ough.
而就像其巨大的水闸一样 加通大坝
Gatu
dam would have to be o
e of the la
gest i
the wo
ld.
也成为了世界上最大的大坝之一
As would the locks themselves.
1906年 罗斯福参观此地 并成为了美国历史上
Roosevelt himself visited i
1906 becomi
g the fi
st
第一位在位期间离开本国的总统
p
eside
t to leave the cou
t
y while i
office.
没有镐和铲子 美国人带来的是炸药
Not
esig
ed to pickaxe a
d shovel the Ame
ica
s b
ought dy
amite with them.
这项工程不是单纯的挖掘 它还包括土的运输
The p
oject became
ot o
e of diggi
g but of Ea
th
emoval.
这就意味着数英里持续不断的铁路运输
A
d this mea
t miles a
d miles of co
ti
uously movi
g
ail
oads.
卫生保健 住宿以及食物在这里也都有提供
Health ca
e, accommodatio
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