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用英语介绍詹天佑的资料

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JemeTienYow(1861-1919)

JemewasborninGuangzhou,Guangdongprovince.In1872,twelve-years-oldJemewassenttotheUnitedStatesforeducation.AfterstudyingataprimaryschoolinNewHaven,hethenenteredasecondaryschoolthere,andin1878,JemewasadmittedtoYaleUniversity.Jeme'smajorwasCivilEngineering,withanemphasisinrailroadconstruction.Jemereceivedhisbachelor'sdegreein1881,andthenhewasrecalledbackbytheImperialQinggovernment.

ThenJemewassenttothenewlyformedImperialNavyinFuchow,FujianProvince.Afewyearslater,hefinallyfoundhiswaytobecomearailroadengineer.

In1905,theImperialQinggovernmentdecidedtobuildarailroadthatwouldlinkthecapitalofPekingtotheimportanttradecityofKalgantothenorth.ThisrailwaywouldbeofstrategicimportancetotheImperialgovernment.Adecisionwasthereforemadethattherailwaywouldbebuiltwithoutforeignassistance.Capitalwouldcomefromthegovernment,andnoforeignengineersweretobehired.JemewasappointedasChiefEngineeroftherailway.Atthebeginning,somepeoplewereskepticalthattheQinggovernmentwouldbeabletoconstructtherailroadintheruggedmountainsNorthofPekingallbyitself.ButJemeshowedhewasanableengineerandcompletedtheworktwoyearsaheadofscheduleandunderbudget.HedesignedazigzagupwardsrailwaybyswitchingbackthelineneartheQinglongqiaorailwaystationtoovercomethesteepgradient.

JemewasalsoresponsibleforsettingmanyrailroadstandardsthatarestillinforceinChinatoday.HewasalsothefoundingmemberoftheChinaInstituteofEngineers.JemewasawardedanhonorarydoctoratedegreebytheUniversityofHongKongin1916.ForhiscontributionstorailroadengineeringinChina,JemewasoftencalledtheFatherofChina'sRailroad.JemediedinHankouin1919attheageof58.HewasburiedattheQinglongqiaorailwaystation.AmuseumwasalsoestablishednearbytocommmeroratetheworksofJemeTien.

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