纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(52)

Henry Ford¹'s upset win over the fastest man in America makes him instantly famous.

亨利·福特爆冷战胜了美国最快的人这让他瞬间成名

Ford's a hero and this is really the first big time, I think, that he becomes a celebrity².

福特是个英雄 这是他第一次首度成为名人

The Ford name gets out there and he milks it for everything that it's worth, and it was a very crucial part of Ford getting investors³ for the Ford Motor Company.

福特的名声打响了 他也充分利用了他的名气 这对福特非常重要 这样才好让投资者投资给福特汽车公司

Ford raises $28,000,--or $,700,000 today.

福特筹集了两万八千美元 现在的七十万美元

Enough money to build his first factory in Highland⁴ Park, Michigan and before long he's producing 15 cars a day, priced low enough for almost any American.

足够他在密歇根的高地公园建立他的第一家工厂 不久之后 他就能每天生产十五辆车了 价格低到几乎所有美国人都买得起

When it finally does break through, it is sort of gratifying because you--you're starting to see the reality of what you always believe. That--that the vision you had that someday the world would be different is starting to move in that direction.

事情最终获得突破的时候是令人欣慰的 因为你开始看到你的信仰在变成现实 你那世界将会改变的愿景 也开始慢慢实现

Henry Ford's early success puts him on the map.

亨利·福特早期的成功让人们知道了他

But ALAM takes notice and hits him with a lawsuit⁵ claiming he's breaching⁶ their patent on the automobile⁷.

ALAM注意到了并用诉讼发起了攻击 声称他违反了他们的汽车专利

1 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

3 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

4 highland   

n.(pl.)高地，山地

参考例句：

• The highland game is part of Scotland's cultural heritage.苏格兰高地游戏是苏格兰文化遗产的一部分。
• The highland forests where few hunters venture have long been the bear's sanctuary.这片只有少数猎人涉险的高山森林，一直都是黑熊的避难所。

5 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

6 breaching   

攻破( breach的过去式 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
• Third, an agency can abuse its discretion by breaching certain principles of judge-made law. 第三，行政机关会因违反某些法官制定的法律原则而构成滥用自由裁量权。

7 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。