Hills said it was even more galling because the local coal was perfect for use in a steam locomotive. It generates steam quickly and maintains its heat.

Hills说更恼火的是，因为本地煤特别适合在蒸气机车中使用，因为它能快速产生蒸汽并保持热量。

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The railway owner, Jayne Hills, said: "it seems ludicrous that we could get coal from three miles away but instead are being forced to import it from 3, 000 miles away."

该铁路拥有者Jayne Hills表示：“这看上去很滑稽，我们能从3英里外获得煤但是却必须从3000英里外进口。”

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Since he wasn't going through the hills, there would be nowhere for him to hide, so if he was to travel during the day he would have to convince the passerby that he was a coal-miner.

既没顺着山路走，他白天没有可以隐藏起来的机会；要打算白天也照样赶路的话，他必须使人相信他是个“煤黑子”。

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Martin McGuinn, who took over as chief executive two years ago, is a lawyer by training and oblivious to banker's hours: He's gazing over Pittsburgh from his top-floor office by 5:30 every morning, when the three sprawling rivers below are still black as the coal buried deep in the surrounding hills.

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