When the persuading and the planning for the western railroads had finally been completed.

当有关西部铁路的说服和规划工作终于完成后。

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When the persuading and the planning for the western railroads had been completed, the task remained: the dangerous, sweaty, backbreaking, brawling business of actually building the lines.

当有关西部铁路的说服和规划工作终于完成后，真正艰难的任务还没有开始；即危险，吃力，需要伤筋动骨和吵吵嚷嚷的建造这些铁路的实际工作。

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Persuading people to switch their phones off altogether when they get behind the wheel might be the only answer.

说服人们在开车时关掉手机可能是唯一的方法。

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But it comes at a time when the Metropolitan Police and other forces are warning the public about fraudsters phoning people pretending to be their bank, and persuading them to part with their card and divulge their Pin code.

BBC: Is it really your bank calling?

The ability to remotely lock engines comes in handy when persuading late-paying customers to cough up, he notes.

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Try persuading your daughter to accelerate smoothly, coast when possible and stick to 60 mph or so on the highway (I know, it's painful).

WSJ: By JONATHAN WELSH