[揽瓜阁精读] 207.铁路的发展

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P1: How does business benefit from transportation development, railroads in particular? Key Word: dwarf- Transportation

• Influence pace and course
• Broaden market area by lowering cost and speeding distribution
  

- Railroads

• Pioneer business administration
• Enhance land value
• Growth of certain cities, such as Atlanta
  

P2: Railroads provides initial support for investment banker and experiment new forms of business organizations.
Capital requirements of railroad are great. Railroads experiment new forms of business organization. Because railroads so vital and their performance so closely tied with business cycle, later highways...(出题：细节题)
P3: Railroads also generate great job opportunities.
Directly...Indirectly...
Railroads were to 1850-1915 what auto industry is to today. (顺带复习一下SC：A was to B what C is to D?) - Same: pacesetter or bellweter of economy; -Different: no one ever dominated rail industry.(出题：铁路和汽车于各自的时代相同/不同分别是什么？)
Main Idea: List positive impact of railroads in business and society.

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【总-分】
第一段：交通工具的发展对于美国商业发展的路径产生非常大的影响。 “铁路发展超过其他的交通方式。
-        商业管理创新
-        提高低价
-        城市发展（如亚特兰大）
第二段：铁路为大量储蓄带来出口
第三段：铁路创造了很多就业岗位（直接、间接）
-        Pullman

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