But when the railways — of which no doubt you have heard — came into power, they would not allow the people of the country to use either the natural or artificial waterways, of which latter there were a great many.
但是当铁路——你肯定听说过——开始运作时，他们不允许该国人民使用天然或人工水道，后者有很多。
![A floating market on one of Thailand's waterways](/Images/godic/202501/29/Damnoensaduak972436.jpg")
![A European network of waterways.](/Images/godic/202501/29/European_Rivers2437.gif")