5.American steel makers also had scrap heaps whose size astounded the foreign observers; they never hesitated to discard the most expensive plants if by so doing they could reduce the cost of steel rails by a dollar a ton.
美国钢铁制造商也有
料堆,其规模令外国观察家大吃一惊。他们毫不犹豫地丢弃最昂贵
设备,如果这样做可以将每吨钢轨
成本降低一美元。机翻