纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 喋血工厂（24）

I benefit from high-class competition.

高层次的竞争让我受益无穷

I've been dogged by the competition,bested by the competition a couple times.

竞争一直追随着我我有过成功

But I've had my licks, too,and we've managed to hold our own.

也有过失败 无论怎样 我们都挺了过来

To overtake Rockefeller as the richest man in the country,Carnegie can't just be a profitable steel maker¹.

为了取代洛克菲勒的全国首富地位 "可盈利"对于卡内基是远远不够的

He's got to be the most profitable.

他需要是盈利性最强的

And for that, he needs an edge.

为此 他需要一个突破口

He sets his sights on a struggling steel mill outside Pittsburgh.

他将目光 投向了匹兹堡外一家努力挣扎的钢厂

With plans to make it the largest in his steel making empire.

计划将它打造成自己钢铁帝国中最大的

Carnegie invests millions retooling² the plant to turn out more structural³ steel than any other mill of its size.

卡内基投资数百万美元 重建工厂让它比相同规模的其它工厂 能产出更多结构性钢材

The Homestead Steel Works is a true modern marvel⁴.

霍姆斯泰德钢厂堪称真正的现代奇迹

But it can't operate without man power.

但如果没有人力 它就无法运行

One of the huge costs in a steel mill is labor⁵.

钢厂的一大成本便是劳动力

Carnegie knew that to stay profitable.

卡内基知道 要保持高利润率

He had to keep costs low.

成本就必须压到最低

And the only way to keep costs low was to reduce wages and increase working hours.

压低成本的唯一方式便是降低工资 并提高工作时长

To keep profits growing, Carnegie needs to continue cutting costs.Including wages.

为了增加利润 卡内基需要不断降低成本 包括削减工资

But he's also determined⁶ to repair his image.

不过他还想要重塑自己的形象

Something he can't do in the midst of a labor dispute.

如果陷入劳资纠纷 重塑形象就无从谈起

So he turns to his chairman to do the dirty work.

于是他只有找自己的主席去做脏活

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 retooling   

v.（给…）更换工具， （给…）更换机械设备( retool的现在分词 )；改组，革新

参考例句：

• The factory is retooling to start making the new line of cars. 工厂正在重新装备以便开始制造新系列车型。 来自辞典例句
• Among her suggestions: retooling factories to focus on rebuilding America's transportation system. 她的建议包括围绕重新建设美国交通系统这个重心来重组汽车工业。 来自互联网

3 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

4 marvel   

vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事

参考例句：

• The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
• The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。

5 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。