“The news of the price of (car) cotton, when it arrived in New York was instantly (a) of enormous(ly) interest to people in Mobile and S and N. And once they could get their news immediately, that made a huge difference for the efficiency (and) of distribution.”

       The title (left) of H’s book, what (have gone around) Hath God Wrought, is the text of the message sent by S.M as he demonstrated the telegraph in 1844. The phrase comes (through) from the bible and the author says (a reflex) it reflects the importance (serve) of religions throughout the period, for example in establishing schools and colleges.

       America (n)’s many denominations would compete to (send) set up their own (setters) centers of learning. H says (stingables) steamboats and (realigns) rail lines linked growing cities (and) that offered opportunities for (talerdy) talented young people.

      “A wonderful example is A.L, who had zero interest and zero aptitude in being a farmer like his father T. when (he) it came time to help with the (bad) backbreaking farm chores, he would be found reading a book.”

NEW WORDS:

Steamboat: n 汽船

Aptitude: n 聪明

Backbreaking: a 非常辛劳的

Chore：n 家务杂事

TIPS:

那位H同学好有素养，英文说的好听的来～小词：steamboat，rail lines，talented，centers