纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(31)

Sensing weakness Rockefeller devises a daring scheme.

觉察到对手的软弱 洛克菲勒想出了一个大胆的计划

He's going to build a steel plant.

他要建立一个钢铁厂

One to rival anything Andrew Carnegie has ever built.

一个可以和安德鲁·卡内基的相抗衡的工厂

But Carnegie knows he can't let that happen.

但卡内基知道他不能让这种情况发生

Carnegie is determined¹ that nobody is going to take his place.

卡内基下决心不能让人抢了他的位置

He's going to build new plants, he's going to destroy-- if Rockefeller goes into steel he'll destroy him.

他会建立新工厂 如果洛克菲勒胆敢进入钢铁业的话 他要干掉他

Carnegie calls a meeting.

卡内基召集会议

Hoping to intimidate² Rockefeller into staying out of the steel business.

希望吓退洛克菲勒 让他断了进入钢铁业的心思

But Rockefeller didn't become the richest man in American history by cowering³ in fear.

但洛克菲勒之所以成为美国历史上的首富 靠的不是胆小怕事

Mr. Rockefeller.

洛克菲勒先生

Mr. Carnegie.

卡内基先生

You don't want to negotiate with me.

你就别跟我谈判了

I am a great negotiator.

我非常擅长这个

I know I intimidate people.

我知道别人怕我

I understand that.

这点我理解

I get it, and I understand why, and I don't want to intimidate anybody, unless they try to hurt me.

我知道为什么 我也不想让别人怕我 除非别人试图伤害我

Then I hurt them back.

那样的话我就会伤害他

1 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

2 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

3 cowering   

v.畏缩，抖缩( cower的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He turned his baleful glare on the cowering suspect. 他恶毒地盯着那个蜷缩成一团的嫌疑犯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He stood over the cowering Herb with fists of fury. 他紧握着两个拳头怒气冲天地站在惊魂未定的赫伯面前。 来自辞典例句