纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(16)

Morgan's newfound power is a huge wakeup call to his rivals.

摩根新得到的力量 无疑是给对手们敲响了警钟

They see Morgan as a threat they need to deal with.

他们将摩根看成是需要处理的威胁

Before he deals with them.

在摩根着手对付他们之前

John Rockefeller feels the pressure to keep his empire intact like never before.

约翰·洛克菲勒感受到了前所未有的压力

Despite his best efforts to stop it in its tracks......electricity has gone mainstream¹.

他已经想尽一切办法阻止电力的普及 但电还是成为了主流

The people started these great companies, they just think out solutions on their own to problems.

开创这些大公司的人 他们会自己思考问题的答案

You don't do it the way it's been done before-- that's in a book.

你不能按照书本上写的老办法做

You go out and you try something new cause you think it'll, that you'll be able to make it work...

你需要自己去尝试新思路 你需要设法让它能够奏效

To keep Standard Oil profitable, Rockefeller needs to find a product to replace kerosene².

为了维持标准石油的盈利性 洛克菲勒需要找一种替代煤油的产品

And the answer may have been in front of him the entire time.

答案或许早就曾出现在他面前

Just over 100 degrees you get a mixture of alkanes.

超过100度后 你就会得到烷烃混合物

Sadly it can't be used for anything.

可悲的是 这些不能被用于任何东西

Why not?

为什么

Too volatile³.

挥发性太强

Rockefeller targets a byproduct of refining oil that for years has been thrown away.

洛克菲勒看准了炼油中的一种副产品 很多年来 它都被当成废物丢掉

The highly flammable runoff is soaking fields and polluting rivers.

高可燃性废料一直在渗入土地 污染河流

The toxic⁴ substance is called gasoline......and so far, no one has figured out a use for it.

这种有毒物质的名字叫作汽油 到目前为止 没人知道怎么用它

1 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

2 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。

3 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

4 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。