纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 新的对手(8)

Well Father, what do you think?

父亲 您怎么想

You disappoint me, Pierpont.

你让我很失望 皮尔庞特

I thought you knew better.

我想你比我更清楚

This is the future.

这是未来

This is the stuff of carnivals¹ and fairs.

这只是嘉年华和展览会的花哨玩意

And you've been played for a fool.

你被当傻子一样耍了

Despite his father's disappointment,Morgan's event is a success.

虽然父亲感到失望 但摩根的展览成功了

You're about to become a very busy man.

你以后会变得很忙碌

Darius Ogden Mills wants you to electrify² his home.

达里厄斯·奥格登·米尔斯想要你用电点亮他家

He'll have to wait.

他可能需要等等

The Vanderbilt family's next on my list.

我的下一个顾客将是范德比尔特家

Electricity becomes a must-have for the country's elite,with one notable exception,John D. Rockefeller.

电成为国内精英家中的必备品 不过有一位显要人物是个例外 约翰·D·洛克菲勒

Rockefeller has created the largest fortune in America by refining oil for kerosene³ lamps.

通过从石油中提炼灯用煤油 洛克菲勒获得了美国最巨大的财富

He realizes electric light has the potential to replace kerosene as America's primary light source.

他认识到 电灯很有可能取代煤油灯成为美国的主要光源

If the technology goes mainstream,Rockefeller will face his biggest challenge ever.

如果这种技术成为主流 洛克菲勒必将面临人生中最大的挑战

Following the success of his home lighting⁴ display,

家庭照明展成功后

Morgan believes that electricity could be the opportunity he's been waiting for,his chance to control a new business from its start,and become a pioneer like Carnegie and Rockefeller.

摩根更加相信电就是他苦苦等待的机会 他有机会从一开始就控制住一个新的行当 并成为卡内基和洛克菲勒那样的先驱

But investing in Edison goes against everything J.P. Morgan's father has ever taught him.

但是对爱迪生的投资同J·P·摩根父亲所教导的完全相背

1 carnivals   

狂欢节( carnival的名词复数 )； 嘉年华会； 激动人心的事物的组合； 五彩缤纷的颜色组合

参考例句：

• The Venice Carnival is one of the oldest and most famous international carnivals in the world. 威尼斯嘉年华是世界上最古老、最富盛名的国际嘉年华会之一。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年2月号
• A few exceptions would be made, he said, such as for carnivals. 他说一些免责条款将被制定出来，例如嘉年华会。

2 electrify   

v.使充电；使电气化；使触电；使震惊；使兴奋

参考例句：

• The country is now making effort to electrify and informationize manufacture.国家正在致力于制造业的电气化和信息化。
• He needs money to electrify his surface lines.他需要钱把他的地面线路电气化。

3 kerosene   

n.(kerosine)煤油，火油

参考例句：

• It is like putting out a fire with kerosene.这就像用煤油灭火。
• Instead of electricity,there were kerosene lanterns.没有电，有煤油灯。

4 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。