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The skyscraper boom makes Andrew Carnegie one of the wealthiest men in America.
摩天大楼的蓬勃发展让安德鲁·卡内基 成为了美国最富有的人之一
But for Carnegie, it's not enough.
但在卡内基看来 这还不够
John Rockefeller's personal fortune is seven times larger than Carnegie's.
约翰·洛克菲勒的个人财富要比卡内基多七倍
A feat he's achieved through a calculated ruthlessness.
这些都是洛克菲勒通过各种残忍无情的手段获取的
Carnegie believes that to avenge his mentor's death,he must surpass John Rockefeller as the most powerful man in America.
卡内基相信 要想报导师之死的仇 他必须超过约翰·洛克菲勒成为美国最强之人

And to do that, he must find help from someone even more cutthroat than his rival.
要做到这一点 他必须找到比对手更加冷酷无情的人
And he knows the perfect man for the job.
他想到了完成这一任务的合适人选
Henry Frick is a self-made millionaire by thirty.
亨利·弗里克白手起家 30岁就成为了百万富翁
He's one of the Midwest's largest coal suppliers.
他是中西部最大的煤炭供应商之一
A ruthless businessman, Frick has reputation for getting what he wants by any means necessary.
弗里克是一个冷酷无情的商人 以不择手段获得自己所要的东西而著称
Carter!Carter!This belongs to me now.Carter! I know you're in there!
卡特 卡特 这个现在属于我了 卡特 我知道你在里面
Hiring Henry Frick will give Carnegie the merciless edge he lacks.
雇佣亨利·弗里克能够让卡内基拥有他所缺乏的残忍无情

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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.a property/housing boom 房地产/住房的迅速发展
例句：Living standards improved rapidly during the post-war property boom.
在战后那段繁荣昌盛的时期里,生活水平得到了迅速提高。

2.perform/attempt/achieve astonishing feats 表演惊人的技艺；争取/取得惊人的功绩
例句：That was no mean feat (= it was difficult to do).
那是伟大的成就。
The tunnel is a brilliant feat of engineering.
这条隧道是工程方面的光辉业绩。

3.calculated sth 精心蓄谋的
例句：He took a calculated risk (= a risk that you decide is worth taking even though you know it might have bad results).
他甘冒风险,因为他觉得值。

4.self-made man 靠自己奋斗成功的；白手起家的
例句：He was proud of the fact that he was a self-made man.
他为自己白手起家而自豪。

5.avenge sth /avenge yourself on sb 报(某事)之仇；向(某人)报仇
例句：He promised to avenge his father's murder.
他发誓要报杀父之仇。

6.reputation (as sth)/reputation (for sth/for doing sth) 名誉名声
例句：I'm aware of Mark's reputation for being late.
我知道马克迟到是出了名的。

7.a merciless killer/attack 无情的杀手/攻击
the merciless heat of the sun 太阳的酷热
例句：He is a merciless killer who has reputation for getting what he wants by any means necessary.
他是个无情的杀手，以不择手段获得自己所要的东西而著称。