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Rockefeller is raised in a poor Cleveland household,

洛克菲勒生于一个贫穷的克利夫兰家庭

but even as a young man, he yearns for something more, something bigger,

但他在很小的时候 就有要求更多更大的渴望

and he knows it isn't going to be handed to him.

他也知道 没人会自己把这些送给他

As a young man, he shows a strong entrepreneurial streak,

还很小的时候 他就显示出了很强的创业倾向

starting his own small business

他开始了自己的小生意

selling candy to local children.

向当地小孩售卖糖果

Thank you very much.

非常谢谢你

Here's three pieces.

这是三块

From an early age,

从很小开始

Rockefeller helps to support his family,

洛克菲勒就开始帮助维持家庭的生计

mostly because he was never able to rely on his father.

主要原因在于 他从未能指望自己的父亲

It cures cancer.

它能治愈癌症

Folks, that is right, it cures cancer.

伙计们 听好 它能治愈癌症

Now you're asking yourself

你们肯定在想

Sir, I bet in your mind you're saying, "Bill, is this true?"

先生 我敢打赌你一定是在想 "比尔 真的吗"

John Rockefeller's father is a conman.

约翰·洛克菲勒的父亲是一个江湖骗子

Rebecca, I met seven years ago. She had pneumonia.

丽贝卡 我七年前碰到她 她患有肺炎

Better known around Cleveland as "Devil Bill".

在克利夫兰附近 人们都叫他"魔鬼比尔"

Who would like to buy some? A dollar twenty-five a bottle. Yes, sir.

有人要买吗 1.25美元一瓶 好的先生

He disappears for months at a time,

他经常会失踪几个月时间

leaving his family without money to support themselves.

撇下整个没有钱维持生计的家庭

I'm only here for one day.

我只在这里逗留一天

Once I'm gone, I am gone.

我走了就走了

I may not be back.

可能再也不会回来

Never trust anybody, son.

不要相信任何人 儿子

Not even me.

甚至是我

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洛克菲勒、范德比尔特、卡内基、阿斯托、福特和摩根，他们的名字几乎是美国梦的近义词，也代表着美国梦的历史。他们转变了他们所接触的每个行业：石油、铁路、钢铁、船运、汽车，还有金融。他们的付出改变了一个国家。出身贫寒，他们却多次涉足总统选举，设立经济政策，影响他们那个年代——内战到大萧条时期。他们，被称为造就美国的人。

重点讲解

1. 有关“household”的短语：

low-income/one-parent, etc. households 低收入、单亲等家庭

the head of the household 户主

household bills/chores/goods 家庭账单/杂务/用品

例句：More families consist of one-parent households or two working parents, consequently, children are likely to have less supervision at home than was common in the traditional family structure.

出现了也来越多的单亲家庭，和双亲工作的家庭。因此这些家庭孩子们可能比传统家庭要受到更少的监督。

2.yearns for 渴望

a yearning look 渴望的神情

例句：The people yearned for peace. 人民渴望和平。

She yearned to escape from her office job.

她一心想着躲避办公室里的工作。

3.be known as 以…出名

例句：Microsoft used to be known as the Great Satan when it came to enterprise operating systems.

微软在进入企业操作系统领域的时候被认为是大恶魔。

He's a known thief.

他是个出了名的小偷。

The disease has no known cure.

这种病目前还是不治之症。

4.support family 养家糊口 ; 负担家计

例句：They are just a rightness of poor husband and wife, taking to help money to support family!

他们只是一对贫穷的夫妇，带着救命钱养家！