原文赏析
When the water stops,more than 2,000 people lie dead.
水停后 两千多人死于横祸
One in three are so mutilated they can't even be identified.
其中有三分之一尸体残缺 甚至无法辨识身份
1,600 Homes are destroyed...
1600间房屋被摧毁
...and over four square miles of the town are completely leveled.
超过四平方英里的城镇 被夷为平地
The Johnstown Flood is the worst man-made disaster in the United States prior to 9/11 .
约翰斯顿洪灾是9/11袭击之前 美国所经历的最恶劣的人祸
Bodies will be found for years to come.
很多年后还能找到死难者的尸体
Some as far away as Cincinnati,350 miles from Johnstown.
有些甚至被冲到了辛辛那提 离约翰斯顿350英里
Volunteers come from across the country to assist in the recovery.
全国各地的志愿者 参与到恢复行动
The Flood is the first major peacetime relief effort of the recently formed American Red Cross.
这次洪灾是成立不久的美国红十字会第一次展开和平时期救援行动
As outrage over the flood grows,the public looks for someone to blame.
随着对洪灾愤怒的升级公众开始四处寻找责任者
Most of that blame falls on the members of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.
大多数指责都指向了南叉渔猎俱乐部的会员
But the members deny responsibility.
但这些会员拒不承担责任
Lawsuits are filed......But they're ultimately unsuccessful.
人们打起了官司但最终却未能胜诉
In the eyes of an angry public,the South Fork members-- including Henry Frick--have gotten away with murder.
在愤怒的公众眼中 南叉会员 包括亨利·弗里克 行为无异于谋杀 却逍遥法外

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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：
be mutilated
使残废；使残缺不全；毁伤:
The body had been badly mutilated.
尸体被严重毁伤。

level sth/be leveled
摧毁,夷平(建筑物或树木)
The blast levelled several buildings in the area.
那次爆炸把当地几座建筑物夷为平地。

to come
将来；未来的:
They may well regret the decision in years to come.
他们很可能会在以后的年月里要为这个决定而后悔。

deny responsibility
拒绝承担责任
The company denied their responsibility for the accident.
这个公司对意外拒付责任。

outrage at
愤怒；义愤；愤慨:
Environmentalists have expressed outrage at the ruling.
环境保护主义者对这一裁决表示愤慨。