纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 喋血工厂（22）

Oh. Thank you, Alisha.

哦 谢谢 阿丽莎

The men will spend the next 10 years battling each other.

两人将在接下来的十年中争斗不断

Sparring with Christmas gifts.

包括圣诞礼物的相互侮辱

Rockefeller sends Carnegie a cheap, paper vest.

洛克菲勒送给卡内基一件廉价的纸背心

A jab at his simple beginnings as a poor immigrant.

暗指他是一个一名不文的穷酸移民

In return, Carnegie sends Rockefeller,a devout¹ Baptist who doesn't drink,a bottle of fine whiskey.

作为回礼 卡内基送给洛克菲勒这位虔诚的浸信会教徒一瓶好威士忌酒

You know I've had my own little rivalries,I've had a rivalry² with Donald Trump³ where I think it was back, 2004,

我也有自己的对手 2004年 我的对手是唐纳德·特朗普

he was giving me a hard time about something and I said "you know what I can write a bigger check than you and not even know it's missing,"

他当时总跟我过不去 我对他说"我可以开一张比你更大的支票 丢了我都不心疼"

because I knew if I tweaked him,he would just respond, and he did,and I still like to tweak him just because it's fun...

因为我知道如果我调侃他 他就会回应 他确实也那样做了 我还是很喜欢调侃他 因为这很有趣

I always say you have to have someone to hate to aim for.

我总说你需要有个憎恨的目标

Having an enemy, having an arch enemy,having a competitor is what ups the game for everybody.

有一个死敌 有一个竞争者大家的劲头才会调动起来

1 devout   

adj.虔诚的，虔敬的，衷心的 (n.devoutness)

参考例句：

• His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。
• The devout man prayed daily.那位虔诚的男士每天都祈祷。

2 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。