英语翻译Despitethename,theUndergroundRailroadwasnotreallyarailroad,butwasanetworkofpeoplewhoassistedfugitiveslaves.ManyfugitiveswhoescapedtotheNorthandCanadareceivedassistancealongthewayfromindividualswhowereinvol

　　英语翻译

　　Despitethename,theUndergroundRailroadwasnotreallyarailroad,butwasanetworkofpeoplewhoassistedfugitiveslaves.ManyfugitiveswhoescapedtotheNorthandCanadareceivedassistancealongthewayfromindividualswhowereinvolvedinthisnetwork.Bytheearly19thcentury,theorganizationbecamesosuccessfulthatitisestimatedthatbetween1810and1850,10000slavesescapedfromtheSouththroughtheUndergroundRailroad.

　　ItwasnotacoincidencethatitwascalledtheUndergroundRailroad.Steamrailroadshadjustemergedandthetermsusedtodescribethepeoplewhohelpedandthefugitiveswererelatedtotherailroadline.Fugitiveslaveswerecalled”parcels”and“passengers”,thehelperswerethe“conductors”,thepeoplewhoprovidedtheirhomesasrefugewerecalled“stationmasters,”andthehomeswerereferredtoas“depots”or“stations”.

　　Therouteusedwasanimportantpartofasuccessfulescape.Therewerenumeroussecretroutesthataconductorcoulduse.Theoneuseddependedonwherethesearchpartiesandslavecatcherswerestationed.Sometripsrequiredtheuseofmanydifferentroutes,Ifitappearedthattheymightbeindanger,aguidewouldchangepaths.Someguidesandfugitivesevenhidoutinbushesandswampsformanydaysuntilitwassafetocontinueon.Quicknesswasnotthemainconcern,insteadsafetywasmostimportantandasaresulttheyoftenzigzaggedinordertoavoidcapture.