纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(33)(在线收听) |
The agreement is one of the most satisfying of Rockefeller's career. 该协议是洛克菲勒职业生涯中最得意的一笔 He's forced his biggest rival to hand over a fortune in exchange for an iron ore mine he never had much interest in owning. 他逼迫他的最大对手吐出一笔财富 以换取本来就没有多大兴趣拥有的铁矿石 Rockefeller may have gotten the better of Carnegie but their deal has drawn the attention of another rival who envisions something even bigger. 洛克菲勒诚然是打败了卡内基 但他们的交易已经引起了另一个对手的关注 这位对手的野心更大 America has expanded more in the last three decades than any country on Earth. 美国在过去三十年里的发展是地球上任何其他国家都无法比拟的 Covering the breadth of the continent, its prosperity is built on oil, steel and electricity. 横跨美洲大陆 其繁荣是建立在石油 钢铁及电力上 John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan amassed mind-boggling fortunes and became targets. 约翰·D·洛克菲勒 安德鲁·卡内基和J·P·摩根积累了令人难以置信的财富 也成为人们打击的目标 But after teaming up to put their man in the White House,they're now free to do whatever they want. 但是他们联手找人入住白宫之后 就可以自由地为所欲为了 |
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