纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(40)

Roosevelt was the kind of figure that had to dominate, had to, in a sense, own the room.

罗斯福是很强势的那种人物 一定要占据主导的那种感觉

Roosevelt is from a wealthy New York family and could have become a businessman like Carnegie or Rockefeller, but he took a different path.

罗斯福来自纽约的一个富有之家 本来可以成为和卡内基或洛克菲勒一样的商人 但他选择了一条不同的路

Foregoing a career in business for one in politics.

弃商从政

But the young Roosevelt had an image problem.

但年轻时的罗斯福形象有问题

His fancy clothes and upper class demeanor¹ left him open to ridicule².

他那华丽的服装以及上流社会的举止招来了人们的嘲笑

He took great pains to remake his image posing in a New York City photography studio dressed as a Badlands hunter with a five hundred engraved³ silver hunting knife from Tiffany's.

他煞费苦心打造新形象 去纽约市的一家摄影工作室拍了照 扮作一个荒芜之地的猎人 拿着一把价值五百美元的蒂凡尼猎刀

The images help Roosevelt transform himself from a wealthy New York aristocrat⁴ into a man of the people.

这张照片帮助罗斯福转变了形象 从富裕的纽约贵族变成了属于人民的人

And, as Roosevelt enlists⁵ in the army, the image he manufactured becomes real.

罗斯福参军后 他打造的形象真的变成了现实

Theodore Roosevelt became a hero during the Spanish-American war.

西奥多·罗斯福在美西战争中成了英雄

And the republican boss of New York state said to Theodore Roosevelt, "you're my boy."

纽约州的共和党老板对西奥多·罗斯福说 你是我中意的孩子

Got him the Republican nomination⁶ and by virtue⁷ of his heroism⁸ became New York Governor.

他获得了共和党提名 并且凭借他的英雄主义当上了纽约州长

Roosevelt quickly demonstrated an independent streak⁹.

罗斯福很快展示出了他的独立倾向

Roosevelt could not be manipulated at all.

不会受人操纵

1 demeanor   

n.行为；风度

参考例句：

• She is quiet in her demeanor.她举止文静。
• The old soldier never lost his military demeanor.那个老军人从来没有失去军人风度。

2 ridicule   

v.讥讽，挖苦；n.嘲弄

参考例句：

• You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people.你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
• Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。

3 engraved   

v.在（硬物）上雕刻（字，画等）( engrave的过去式和过去分词 )；将某事物深深印在（记忆或头脑中）

参考例句：

• The silver cup was engraved with his name. 银杯上刻有他的名字。
• It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back. 此件雕刻精美，背面有花饰图案。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 aristocrat   

n.贵族，有贵族气派的人，上层人物

参考例句：

• He was the quintessential english aristocrat.他是典型的英国贵族。
• He is an aristocrat to the very marrow of his bones.他是一个道道地地的贵族。

5 enlists   

v.（使）入伍， （使）参军( enlist的第三人称单数 )；获得（帮助或支持）

参考例句：

• This method enlists the orchestration by creating its activation subscription. 此方法通过创建业务流程的激活订阅来登记业务流程。 来自互联网
• Party spirit enlists a man's virtue in the cause of his vice. 党派心使人的美德也为罪恶效劳。 来自互联网

6 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

7 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

8 heroism   

n.大无畏精神，英勇

参考例句：

• He received a medal for his heroism.他由于英勇而获得一枚奖章。
• Stories of his heroism resounded through the country.他的英雄故事传遍全国。

9 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？