原文赏析
I heard there was an accident.
我听说发生过一起事故
Well, you're right.There has been an accident.
你说得没错 原来确实发生过事故
I can't get my carriage across this road.
我的马车过不了这条路
Your carriage is too wide for the road, sir.
您的马车太宽了 先生
Now that is where you and I are going to differ.
这就是你和我不同的地方
My carriage is just fine.It's the road that's the problem.
我的马车没问题 问题出在路上
To widen the road we'd have to lower the dam, sir.
要加宽道路 我们就需要降低大坝 先生
Well, there now.That wasn't too hard to sort out, was it?
那就去干吧 这并不难办 不是吗
By lowering the dam, Frick weakens it.
降低大坝后 其作用也随之减弱
Henry shows me the ledgers. And it was not the number I was expecting; it was a little bit higher than I was expecting.
亨利给我看了账目 数字比我想要的还高
And the only question remaining is how much money we'll make next year.
现在唯一的问题是我们明年会赚多少钱
I'm a bit dry over here, Henry.
我有点渴了 亨利
Frick is content with his club,his image, and his wealth.
弗里克很满意他的俱乐部 他的地位 以及他的财富
But everything is about to change.
但一切都将发生改变

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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

讲解：
accident
意外；偶然的事情
It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in nursing.
男人担任护理中大多数最重要的工作绝非偶然。
an accident of birth / fate / history (= describing facts and events that are due to chance or circumstances)
出生/命运/历史的偶然性

a horse-drawn carriage
四轮马车
I can't get my a horse-drawn carriage across this road.我的马车过不了这条路

differ (with sb) (about / on / over sth)
意见相左；持不同看法；不同意:
I have to differ with you on that.
在这一点上我不能同意你的看法。

sort sth / sb / yourself out
妥善处理某人(或自己)的问题:
If you can wait a moment, I'll sort it all out for you.
要是你能等一会儿,我就可以把什么都给你弄好。

public image
公众形象；印象；声誉
His public image is very different from the real person.
他在公众心目中的形象与他真实的本人截然不同。

be about to do sth
即将,行将,正要(做某事):
I was just about to ask you the same thing.
我刚才正要问你同一件事情。