纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 石油风云（6）

With his father gone, Rockefeller is forced

父亲离去后 洛克菲勒不得不

to quit school and get a job

退学并谋求一份工作

to support his mother and siblings¹.

来养活自己的母亲和兄弟姐妹

His work ethic² and intuition will become

他的勤劳和智慧将会成为

the building blocks for the American dream.

美国梦的基石

My great-grandfather, John D. Rockefeller,

我的曾祖父约翰·D·洛克菲勒

was an absolutely brilliant businessman when he started out.

从最开始就展现出了惊人的商业头脑

He wasn't even in oil or anything.

他当时还没开始做石油

You know, he worked at it very very hard,

但他工作非常非常勤奋

and there's an ethic in the Rockefeller family of hard work.

勤奋是洛克菲勒家族的传统美德

Stuck in a dead-end job,

陷入到没有出路的工作

he becomes fixated on finding a big idea,

他非常希望能够找到一个伟大的点子

and taking a chance.

并不惜冒险尝试

Be therefore perfect,

所以 你们当成为完全的

even as your father, which is in Heaven, is perfect.

就像你们的天父是完全的

Would you please rise?

请大家起立

Let us sing Hymn³ 89.

一起唱颂歌89

Joyful⁴, joyful. We adore Thee

快乐 快乐 我们崇拜

God of glory Lord above

荣耀慈爱大主宰

Get out! It's gonna blow, get out!

快跑 它要炸了 快跑

Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee

奉献心灵在主面前

Opening to the sun above

如同花朵向日开

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness...

愁雾疑云 罪恶忧惊

Drive the dark of doubt away

恳求救主尽除清

Giver of immortal⁵ gladness

万福之源 永乐之主

Fill us with the light of day

求赐光明满我灵

I think entrepreneurs, and certain business people,

我认为企业家和部分商人有这种潜质

just look at life, and look at things that are changing,

他们能看到生活中正在变化的事物

and are able to see those things and say,

他们能够看到前途 告诉自己

"I can create a business out of that."

"我能通过这个来创业"

Rockefeller realizes oil has the potential

洛克菲勒认识到了石油

to change the world.

改变世界的潜质

And, make him rich in the process.

过程中 他也会变得富有

1 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

2 ethic   

n.道德标准，行为准则

参考例句：

• They instilled the work ethic into their children.他们在孩子们的心中注入了职业道德的理念。
• The connotation of education ethic is rooted in human nature's mobility.教育伦理的内涵根源于人本性的变动性。

3 hymn   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌

参考例句：

• They sang a hymn of praise to God.他们唱着圣歌，赞美上帝。
• The choir has sung only two verses of the last hymn.合唱团只唱了最后一首赞美诗的两个段落。

4 joyful   

adj.欢乐的，令人欢欣的

参考例句：

• She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
• They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。

5 immortal   

adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的

参考例句：

• The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。
• The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！