He had saved the life of a railroad man's little boy.

他救了铁路人员家小男孩的性命。

You see, my daddy was a railroad man 'til he got rich.

我爸爸发财之前是个铁道工。

During one visit, she had to ask an unemployed railroad man if she could look in his closet.

在一次拜访中，她不得不问一位失业的铁路工人是否可以看看他的衣橱。

In the seventies and eighties, however, railroad men like Cornelius Vanderbilt and Thomas A. Scott were less interested in legal formalities than in getting freight.

然而，在七八十年代，科尼利厄斯范德比尔特 (Cornelius Vanderbilt) 和托马斯 A. 斯科特 (Thomas A. Scott) 等铁路人对法律手续的兴趣不如对货运的兴趣。

How well the young man used his opportunities in this occupation appeared afterward when he turned his wide acquaintanceship among railroad men to practical use in the steel business.

这个年轻人如何很好地利用了他在这个职业中的机会， 后来他把他在铁路工人中的广泛熟识转化为在钢铁行业的实际应用时， 就显现出来了。