纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(8)

J.P. Morgan was a huge power on the stock market when it was not at all regulated.

J·P·摩根在股市上具有巨大影响力 当时股市没有什么政府监管

In the case of George Westinghouse, his company on a number of occasions, was assaulted on the stock market by Morgan entities¹.

而乔治·威斯汀豪斯的公司则多次受到摩根旗下公司在股市上的攻击

Morgan capitalizes on a downturn in the economy....launching a smear² campaign designed to trigger a sell-off of Westinghouse stock.

摩根利用经济低迷的机会 发起了一波抹黑攻势 试图引发威斯汀豪斯股票的抛售

Mr. Morgan!Mr. Morgan!What is to be done about the panic?

摩根先生 摩根先生 关于恐慌应该怎么办

There's no need to panic.

没必要恐慌

Mr. Morgan, are we on the verge³ of a depression?

摩根先生 我们正处在经济萧条的边缘

Not if we act wisely.

明智地行动就不会

Now how many more companies will go bust⁴, Mr. Morgan?

还有多少公司会破产 摩根先生

The only companies at risk are those fast expanding capital intensive,debt-ridden ventures.

危险的只有那些扩张过快 资本密集 债务缠身的投机者

Thank you, gentlemen.

谢谢 先生们

Mr. Morgan! Mr. Morgan!

摩根先生 摩根先生

Morgan's remarks are subtle.

摩根没有指明

But his influence on Wall Street is so great,their effect is devastating⁵.

但他对华尔街有着巨大的影响 这些话的影响是毁灭性的

Over the next few weeks,investors sell off Westinghouse's stock,sending the company into a tailspin

接下来的几周内 投资者开始抛售威斯汀豪斯的股票 让这家公司处于慌乱之中

Within days, it's almost bankrupt.

没过几天 它就近乎破产

You get successful at something and all of a sudden you make a lot of money and the world says you're successful.

你可能会很成功 突然间赚了很多钱 世人都说你很成功

There's no margin⁶ for failure anymore.There's only degrees of success.

问题不是失败 而是成功的程度大小

With Westinghouse driven into debt,Morgan is convinced there's no longer any competition to win the contract for Niagara.

威斯汀豪斯陷入危机之后 摩根相信 没了竞争 赢得尼亚加拉的合同也就不会有任何问题

1 entities   

实体对像； 实体，独立存在体，实际存在物( entity的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。
• 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。

2 smear   

v.涂抹；诽谤，玷污；n.污点；诽谤，污蔑

参考例句：

• He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.他一直在散布谎言企图诽谤我们。
• There's a smear on your shirt.你衬衫上有个污点。

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 bust   

vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部

参考例句：

• I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
• She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

5 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

6 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。