纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 新的对手(2)

Andrew?

安德鲁

Henry. How are you?

亨利 你好吗

Fine. Good.

很好 那就好

The board of managers met yesterday.

董事会昨天开过会

I was unaware¹.

我不知情

The board has decided² that it's best if Carnegie Steel invoked³ the provision of their agreement with you.

董事会决定卡内基钢铁公司将激活你所签署的协议的相关条款

You will have to surrender your interest in the company.

你需要交还你在公司的权力

You will, of course, receive full compensation at book value.

当然 你会收到全部赔偿以帐面值算

Carnegie! Carnegie!

卡内基 卡内基

As Carnegie struggles to repair his broken empire,J.P. Morgan continues to target failing companies,working alongside his legendary⁴ father.

在卡内基努力修复破损帝国的同时 J·P·摩根继续以失败公司为目标 同他传奇般的父亲并肩作战

Junius Morgan is the founder⁵ of one of the world's first modern investment banks,a financial empire that will come to be known as the House of Morgan.

朱尼厄斯·摩根是世界上最早一批现代投行的创始人之一 这个金融帝国后来被称作摩根财团

1 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 invoked   

v.援引( invoke的过去式和过去分词 )；行使（权利等）；祈求救助；恳求

参考例句：

• It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked. 不大可能诉诸诽谤法。
• She had invoked the law in her own defence. 她援引法律为自己辩护。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

5 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。