纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 新的对手(10)

There is no success without risk taking,and I think that is actually what distinguishes the captains of industry from others.

不冒险就没有成功 这正是行业领袖和一般人的区别

Morgan gives Edison what amounts to eighty-three million dollars today,and together they form a new business,the Edison Electric Light Company.

摩根给了爱迪生折合到现在高达8300万美元的钱 他们一同建立了一家新公司 爱迪生电灯公司

Funding Edison is a huge risk for Morgan,and goes against everything his father taught him.

为爱迪生提供资金对摩根而言是一个巨大的风险 而且同父亲的教诲完全相背

For years, Morgan was instructed to avoid investing in new and unproven industries.

多年来 父亲一直教导摩根不要投资未被证明的新行业

But where his father sees risk,J.P. Morgan sees opportunity.

父亲只看到了风险 但J·P·摩根却看到了机遇

I think what's great about the truly transformative inventions and the entrepreneurial ideas that really end up having a significant impact is they start relatively¹ small and most people don't quite understand even what you're talking about,

革命性发明是非常伟大的 根据它来创业的想法会造成巨大影响 这种发明都有一个共同点 也就是一开始规模很小 很多人甚至都不理解你讲的是什么

and they take some time before they get traction,but eventually they break through and the impact's far broader than anybody, you know, could have imagined.

这些东西需要时间才能成功 不过一旦成功 其影响力之广 将是任何人都无法想象的

Morgan and Edison get right to work,transforming a building in Lower Manhattan into the world's first central power station,a high-tech² wonder filled with massive generators³ capable of lighting⁴ thousands of homes.

摩根和爱迪生立刻开始行动 将曼哈顿下城的一座建筑改造成世界第一座中央发电站 这是一项充满发电机的高科技奇迹 能够为数以千计的家庭提供照明

The idea was that from this central station would flow all this direct current,but it also meant that it had to be transmitted.

通过中央发电站 直流电将会流出 但这些电还需要输送

The future of electricity wasn't just illumination.

电的未来并不仅仅是照明

It was power,and power required transmission over long distance.

它是一种能源 能源必然需要经过长距离运输

1 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

2 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

3 generators   

n.发电机，发生器( generator的名词复数 )；电力公司

参考例句：

• The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut. 工厂应急发电机在停电期间用上了。
• Power can be fed from wind generators into the electricity grid system. 电力可以从风力发电机流入输电网。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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。