纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(67)

For Rockefeller and Carnegie, Morgan's passing is a reminder-- time is running short and the realization¹ triggers a new contest.

对洛克菲勒和卡内基来讲 摩根的去世敲响了警钟 提醒他们时间不多了 意识到这点 新的较量也随之开始

No longer is their competition about who makes more money, now the question is who can give more away.

现在他们比的不是谁赚的钱多 而是谁捐的钱多了

Andrew Carnegie was the first of the big capitalists of this era to be bitten by the philanthropy bug².

安德鲁·卡内基是这个时代 第一个热心慈善事业的大资本家了

He decided³ that he was going to use his wealth to good purpose and he said that a man who dies rich dies disgraced.

他决定用他的财富做善事 他说抱着钱死去是一种耻辱

Andrew Carnegie was not a very popular man among his millionaire friends because he demanded that the millionaire has to give away all of his money.

安德鲁·卡内基在他的富豪朋友圈内不是一个很受欢迎的人 因为他要求他们把钱全部捐出去

There's nothing wrong with making a lot of money. Making money is fun. I enjoy that very much. But I enjoy giving away money, even more so.

赚很多钱没什么不妥 赚钱很好玩 我也乐在其中 但相比之下 我更喜欢捐钱

Carnegie gives away more than three hundred and fifty million dollars. Sixty-seven billion, today.

卡内基捐款超过三点五亿美元相当于今天的六百七十亿

Most goes to education and his favorite cause--libraries.

大多数都用在教育以及他的挚爱 图书馆

As more than twenty-five hundred "Carnegie libraries" are built in forty-nine states and around the world.

在四十九个州乃至全世界 一共有两千五百多座卡内基图书馆

But even in this contest Carnegie will be bested by his old rival.

但是即使是捐钱比赛 卡内基还是输给了他的老对手

1 realization   

n.实现；认识到，深刻了解

参考例句：

• We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
• He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。

2 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。