27.The railroad could be and was a despoiler of nature;furthermore,in its manifestation of speed andnoise,it might be adespoiler of human nature as well.
(关联结构could be and was)
铁路可以,事实上也是自然的掠夺者;而且,在其速度和噪音的表现上也可能是人性的掠夺者。
分句1. Therailroad could be and was a despoiler of nature
分句2. itmight be a despoiler of human nature as well.
1和2 是并列 (由分号连接的两个并列分句)