原文赏析

Follow me, sir.
请随我来 先生
Henry.
亨利
Andrew.
安德鲁
Good to see you, thank you for coming.
很高兴见到你 谢谢你能来
It's my pleasure.
荣幸之至
Please, sit.
请坐
Thank you.
谢谢
Whiskey, neat.
威士忌 纯的
Now, Henry, I believe you've married since I saw you last.
亨利 上次见你之后 你好像结婚了

Marriage changes a man, Andrew.
婚姻能改变一个男人 安德鲁
Oh. How's that?
怎么讲
Well, let's say I've calmed down a bit.
我想我比原来冷静了一些
Well, it's a noble institution, as they say.
据说是一次很高贵的结合
I don't know about noble,but it's an institution.
高不高贵我不知道 反正是一次结合
An institution nonetheless, right?
反正是一次结合
The partnership between Carnegie and Frick was analogous to the way a good business partnership works today.
卡内基和弗里克之间的联手 和如今的良好商业合作关系很像
You want somebody as completely opposite and different from you as you possibly can get.
你要找一个完全和你不同 完全和你互补的人作为合作伙伴
Frick's first assignment is to get Carnegie Steel into shape.
弗里克的第一个任务是帮助卡内基钢铁公司增强实力
His boss believes that Frick will use his toughness to cut costs and eliminate waste......leading to bigger profits.
作为弗里克的老板 他相信弗里克能够使用他的冷酷无情 削减成本 避免浪费进而得到更大利润
Many see giving Frick so much power as a huge risk.
很多人认为给弗里克太多权力 风险太大
But Carnegie decides it's a risk worth taking.
不过卡内基认为 这个风险值得冒
Welcome aboard, Henry.
欢迎加入 亨利
Thank you, Andrew.
谢谢 安德鲁
In the end, hiring Frick may be the worst decision of Carnegie's career.
最后看来 招募弗里克可能是卡内基生涯中最糟糕的决定

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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.neat whiskey 不掺水威士忌
例句：I prefer neat whiskey.
我喜欢威士忌不掺着水喝

2.calm(sb)down (使)平静,镇静,安静
例句：Look, calm down! We'll find her.
喂,镇静一点！我们会找到她的。

3.analogous (to/with sth) 相似的；类似的
例句：Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death.
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。

4.get/knock/lick sth into shape 把某事物整顿好；使某事物条理化(或更趋完善)
例句：I've got all the information together but it still needs knocking into shape.
我把材料全都收集齐了,但还需要整理。

5.eliminate sth/sb (from sth)=to remove or get rid of sth/sb 排除；清除；消除
例句：Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash.
有了信用卡就用不着携带很多现金。