纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 喋血工厂(3)(在线收听) |
Like most young people who get breaks, 同很多得到机会的年轻人一样 luck has a lot to do with it, and timing. 运气和时机都是很重要的因素 And the second factor besides timing is that, 除此之外 还有第二个因素 as a young man, usually all of us would admit 作为年轻人 我们所有人都会承认 that there was a mentor, a benefactor. 自己有一位导师 一位恩人 And when an older person who you respect and admire has confidence in you, 当一个你所尊敬景仰的长者对你有信心时 it's a great booster to your own self-confidence. 你自己的自信也会得到巨大的提升 By age 24, Carnegie is promoted to manager of the company. 24岁那年 卡内基被晋升为公司经理 Working closely with Scott to oversee 同斯科特密切协作 the railroad's expansion west. 监督铁路向西的扩张 So I bought 100,000 shares at $10 a share, 我以10美元一股的价格买了10万股 before news of the contract came out. 这是在合同的新闻公布之前 When the issue became public, 消息一经公开 the shares doubled in value. 股价翻了一倍 The next day, you know what I did? 第二天 知道我干了什么吗 I sold them. 我卖了它们 I didn't have to build a thing. 我并不需要这些东西 The key is westward expansion. 关键是西部扩张 Yes, sir. 是 先生 Here. This is where I want the bridge. 这里 我想在这里建一座桥 Right here. 就在这里 Think you can you do it? 想想你能做到 Yes, sir. 是 先生 I know a good designer. James Eads. 我认识一个优秀的设计师 詹姆斯·伊兹 He's crazy, but he's a genius. 他很疯狂 但也很有才华 Bridge builder, is he? 他是桥梁建造师吗 No. But he's quick, and he's cheap. 不 不过他很快 而且很便宜 He can do anything. 他什么都能做 Come. 来 The bridge Scott has outlined... 斯科特所构想的桥 ...will be the largest in America. 将成为美国最大的 The problem is, Carnegie has no idea how to build it. 问题在于 卡内基不知道要怎么去建 |
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