an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal

One day I heard a story about a group who had ridden from Buffalo to Albany, along the old Erie Canal tow path.

一天我听说，有一群人沿着老艾里运河从布法罗骑到埃尔巴尼。

As the Erie Canal was losing business, some of its levees began to break.

由于伊利运河逐渐失去生意，有些防洪大堤开始破裂。

STEVE EMBER: Today, an area called the Canalway National Heritage Corridor contains parts of the Erie Canal of the eighteen hundreds.

史蒂夫·恩伯：今天，这条19世纪的伊利运河的一部分已经成为运河国家遗产走廊。

And, musicians play songs of the days when the Erie Canal was helping a young nation grow.

还有音乐家为你演唱当年的歌曲，那时，这条运河促进了美国这个年轻国家的成长。

By 1840, use of the Wilderness Road had declined, as advances in engineering had enabled waterway travel via the Erie Canal and through the rivers of the Ohio Valley.

直到1840年，由于先进的工程技术使经由伊利运河穿越俄亥俄山谷中河流的水路运输成为现实，这条荒野之路的用途开始下降。

In 1825, the Erie Canal opened, to serve as a crucial waterway through New York State.

1825年开通了伊利运河，成为贯穿纽约城的一个重要通道。

The original terminus of the Erie Canal is being rebuilt to attract tourists and shops; and private developers, tempted by cheap property prices, are pouring money into old buildings.

原先的伊利运河的终点站将重新修葺以吸引观光客和商铺；深受低廉地产价格的吸引，私人开发商也向陈旧的建筑物投入大量资金。

Here the Erie Canal was built, after several years of work it was completed in 1825.

这就是伊利运河的前身，该运河被建造了多年之后在1825年完工。

From the Erie Canal to space exploration to what became the Internet, we've always come together to spur transformation.

从伊利运河到太空探索再到互联网，我们总是齐心协力激励创新。

The Erie Canal was not the first canal built in the United States, but it was the most influential.

伊利运河不是美国第一条运河，但是它是最具影响力的运河。

The Erie Canal made the United States a richer and stronger young nation.

伊利运河使美国这个年轻的国家变得更加富裕、更加强大。