纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 新的对手(5)

Thomas Edison has been a renowned¹ innovator² since the age of nineteen.

托马斯·爱迪生从19岁开始就成为了知名发明家

He first made his name by perfecting the telegraph before going on to invent the stock ticker,and the phonograph.

改进电报让他第一次声名远播 之后他又发明了股票自动报价机和留声机

In his lifetime, Edison will secure over one thousand patents.

一生中 爱迪生获得了超过一千项专利

But now, at thirty-one,Edison is on the verge³ of his greatest innovation yet.

不过在31岁这年 爱迪生最伟大的发明即将诞生

Edison had that unique ability to sort of look at this thing,then figure out how to use it in a way that no one had thought of to use it before.

爱迪生具有独特观察力 他总能找出别人没有想到的方式去使用某些东西

So this is where genius resides.

这就是天才所在之所

"Genius is eternal patience."

"天才就是永恒的耐心"

Michelangelo.

米开朗基罗

One invention catches Morgan's eye:the light bulb, and the electricity that powers it.

一项发明引起了摩根的注意 灯泡 以及提供能量的电力

A stream of invisible energy that heat tiny filaments⁴ in the bulbs that like magic, make them glow

一连串不可见的能量让灯泡中细小的灯丝发出神奇的光芒

Electric light will revolutionize the world.

电光将让世界发生变革

Like fire, or the wheel, it will transform human existence.

就像火和轮子一样 它将改变人类的生活

J.P. Morgan sees the potential in the revolutionary new technology immediately,and knows it's his chance to create his own legacy⁵.

J·P·摩根立刻看到了这种新技术的潜能 他意识到 自己创造伟大财富的机会到来了

One that will change the world forever.

这将会永远地改变世界

1 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

2 innovator   

n.改革者；创新者

参考例句：

• The young technical innovator didn't lose heart though the new system was not yet brought into a workable condition. 尽管这种新方法尚未达到切实可行的状况，这位青年技术革新者也没有泄气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Caesar planned vast projects and emerged as a great innovator. 恺撒制定了庞大的革新计划。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史

3 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

4 filaments   

n.（电灯泡的）灯丝( filament的名词复数 )；丝极；细丝；丝状物

参考例句：

• Instead, sarcomere shortening occurs when the thin filaments'slide\" by the thick filaments. 此外，肌节的缩短发生于细肌丝沿粗肌丝“滑行”之际。 来自辞典例句
• Wetting-force data on filaments of any diameter and shape can easily obtained. 各种直径和形状的长丝的润湿力数据是易于测量的。 来自辞典例句

5 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。