The railroad indemnified him for his injuries.是什么意思？

The railroad indemnified him for his injuries.

铁路当局对他所受的伤害予以赔偿.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

railroad

n. 铁路，铁道，铁路公司，铁路部门；v. 迫使…仓促行事，强迫…做，轻率判处；

例句
The railroad finally reached Santa Barbara in 1877.
铁路终于在1877年修到了圣巴巴拉。

indemnified

v. 保障( indemnify的过去式和过去分词 )，保护，使免于受罚，补偿；

例句
The printers were indemnified against legal action...
印刷商获得保证，一旦受到起诉将会得到赔偿。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

injuries

n. 伤害，损害( injury的名词复数 )，受伤处；

例句
The houses were set afire but there were only minor injuries to seven personnel...
房子着火了，但是只有7位职员受轻伤。