纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 喋血工厂（15）

Our profit margin¹ is unassailable.

利润幅度毋庸置疑

Our productivity is absolutely as good as any steel mill in Europe or America.

我们的生产能力也非常棒 比起欧美的任何钢厂都不逊色

Carnegie's steel empire is expanding at a staggering rate.

卡内基钢铁帝国 正以惊人的速度在扩张

In just two years, profits have doubled.

两年间 利润就翻了一番

Right this way, Sir,and I'll show you the rest.

这边 先生我再给你看看别的

By ramping² up production,Carnegie and Frick are able to use the proceeds to buy competitors throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania.

通过增加产量 卡内基和弗里克将得到的收入 用于收购俄亥俄和宾夕法尼亚的竞争者

Carnegie demonstrated that if you're the first at whatever you do,you have a huge advantage over the people who come along later because you've got the jump on them

卡内基证明了 如果你是第一个涉足某行业的人 你在行业中将具有后来者无法取得的优势 这是因为你抢在他们之前动手了

and very often that jump allows you to carve a niche³ and to maximize your profits within that niche.

这种先发优势让你能够拥有特殊地位 让你能够通过这个地位最大化利润

Carnegie's personal fortune is skyrocketing.

卡内基的个人财富正在飞速增长

His net worth is now upwards⁴ of $3.5 billion in today's money.

按如今的美元算他的资产净值已经超过35亿美元

His decision to hire Henry Frick looks like a stroke of genius.

对亨利·弗里克的招募似乎是一个明智的决定

Through intimidation⁵ and fear Frick re-negotiates favorable contracts with suppliers.

通过恫吓与威胁 弗里克从供应商那里 得到了更为有利的价格

And eliminated unnecessary expenses......while upping production.

他除去了很多不必要的开销同时增加了产量

1 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

2 ramping   

土堤斜坡( ramp的现在分词 )； 斜道； 斜路； （装车或上下飞机的）活动梯

参考例句：

• The children love ramping about in the garden. 孩子们喜欢在花园里追逐嬉戏，闹着玩。
• Have you ever seen a lion ramping around? 你看到过狮子暴跳吗？

3 niche   

n.壁龛；合适的职务(环境、位置等)

参考例句：

• Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche. 玛德琳小心翼翼地把它放在岩石壁龛里。
• The really talented among women would always make their own niche.妇女中真正有才能的人总是各得其所。

4 upwards   

adv.向上，在更高处...以上

参考例句：

• The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
• The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。

5 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。