詹天佑不仅是一位杰出的铁路工程师,在清政府和民国政府也担任过各种官职。作为一个11岁就留学美国,接受过西方系统教育的留学生,他的为官之道与众不同。在美留学的九年使詹天佑从一个普通的中国幼童变成了一个站在世界铁路科技前沿的青年才俊。他满腔热情地希望报效国家,他说:“我的使命就是以创造性建设谋求社会进步。”然而,现实是残酷的。回国之后的詹天佑很快发现,一个单纯的工程技术人员是无法干成大事的。例如,他主持修建京张铁路时,按照规划,线路要穿过清朝贵族广宅的坟 Zhan Tianyou is not only an outstanding railway engineer, he also held various government posts in the Qing government and the government of the Republic of China. As a 11-year-old studying in the United States, Western system of education students, his way of official distinctions. In the nine years of studying in the United States, Zhan Tianyou has turned from an ordinary young Chinese child to a young man standing at the forefront of the world’s railway science and technology. He enthusiastically hoped to serve the country. He said: “My mission is to seek for social progress through creative construction.” However, the reality is cruel. Zhan Tianyou soon after returning home, a simple engineering and technical personnel can not do a major event. For example, when he presided over the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, he planned to cross the tomb of Qing Dynasty aristocrats