纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(66)（在线收听）

With the stranglehold of the monopolies over, Americans now realize that anything is possible as long as they work together.

随着垄断制约的结束 美国人现在意识到 只要他们齐心协力 一切皆有可能

The nation is more powerful than ever and that power will soon be needed.

国家比以往任何时候都更强大 这种强大很快就派上了用场

On a brisk spring morning, two years after the breakup of standard oil, John Rockefeller joins his old rival Andrew Carnegie to mourn the loss of one of their own.

标准石油解体两年后 一个清冷春天的早晨 约翰·洛克菲勒跟着老对手安德鲁·卡内基 一起去哀悼一位同辈

Less than a month from his seventy-sixth birthday, J.P. Morgan dies in his sleep.

离七十六岁生日还有不到一个月的时间 J·P·摩根在睡梦中去世

Morgan leaves such a mark on American finance that the New York Stock Exchange shuts down, an honor normally reserved for the passing of a president.

摩根对美国金融的影响如此之大 以至于纽约证券交易所都闭所致敬 这通常是总统才能享受的荣誉

J.P. Morgan certainly was the foremost name in banking in terms of creating modern finance... and you can't have a modern economy without a modern, effective functioning banking system.

在建立现代金融方面 J·P·摩根肯定是银行界最重要的名字 现代化的经济绝对少不了一个现代化的有效运作的银行体系

He was as influential as any of the Titans of that day.

他和其他当时的巨人一样拥有巨大的影响力

While the old rivals once saw each other as cutthroat competitors now, in their twilight years, the fathers of American business have found a mutual respect.

虽然他们将对方看作你死我活的竞争对手 但是在晚年 这些美国商业元老却相互尊重起来