纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(11)

The plant at Niagara Falls reaches a decision.

尼亚加拉瀑布工厂的中标结果已定

And two letters go out.

两封信被寄出

But there can only be one winner.

但胜者只有一个

In a shocking twist......George Westinghouse wins the contract for the power station.

事情发生了意想不到的转折 乔治·威斯汀豪斯获得了电站合同

You always want to be in the winning locker¹ room.

谁都希望坐在胜利的休息室

You don't want to be in the loser's locker room, with a towel around your head.

你肯定不希望坐在失败者的休息室 头上裹着一条失败的毛巾

J.P. Morgan has been badly defeated.

J·P·摩根失败得很惨

His dream of building an industry from the ground up is over.

从平地建起一个行业的梦想就此破灭

His attempt to make his own name ruined.

尝试以此留名青史的希望毁于一旦

This is the stuff of carnivals² 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

He realizes his father may have been right all along.

他认识到父亲也许是正确的

But never willing to admit defeat.. ..J.P. Morgan sees a way to turn failure into opportunity.

但他不愿就这么接受失败 J·P·摩根看到了将失败转化为胜利的机会

1 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

2 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。