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Is all this furniture really necessary?
这些装饰有必要吗
That painting's four hundred years old.Yes, sir.
这幅画有四百年的历史 是 先生
I don't see why you feel the need to pillage Europe of its art.
我不明白 你为什么要去掠夺欧洲的艺术品
I bought a few paintings, Father,not a whole gallery.
我只是买了一些画作 父亲 又不是一整个艺术馆
The bank of England have asked me to handle their next bond issue,so I'm assuming you're accompanying me back to London?
英格兰银行请我处理他们的下一次债券发行 我希望你能陪我去一趟伦敦
I have plenty of work to do here.
我在这里有很多工作
Just remember where our loyalties lie, Pierpont.
记住我们的忠诚位于何处 皮尔庞特
I'll try not to forget.
我会尽力记住
Let me know how you get on.
告诉我你进展如何
I'll leave you in peace to arrange your paintings.
你安静地布置你的画作吧
J.P. Morgan understood the game,and at some point he realized that,as successful as his father had been,he could become even more successful.
J·P·摩根很理解游戏规则 在他和父亲一样成功时 他开始认识到自己可以比父亲更成功
Morgan's father always taught him to avoid taking big risks,but J.P.Morgan is tired of doing things his father's way.
父亲一直教导摩根避免太冒风险 但J·P·摩根已经厌倦了他父亲的那一套做法
He doesn't want to simply buy businesses,he wants to build them from the ground up.
他不想只是购买一些公司 他还想将他们建立起来
He's watched as John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie have built empires from nothing,and he wants to be next.
他目睹了约翰·洛克菲勒及安德鲁·卡内基白手起家建立帝国的过程 他想成为下一个
But to do that, Morgan needs to find an innovation to call his own.
为了实现这个目的 摩根需要找到属于自己的创新
He sets his sights on one of the world's most famous inventors.
他将目光集中到世界非常著名的一位发明家

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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 pillaged
被抢劫；劫掠；掠夺
The town had been pillaged and burned.
这座城镇被洗劫焚毁。

necessary (for sb / sth) (to do sth)
必需的；必要的
It may be necessary to buy a new one.
也许有必要买个新的了。

ask sb to do
要求；请求:
All the students were asked to complete a questionnaire.
全体学生都被要求填一份调查表。

handle sth
处理,应付(局势、人、工作或感情):
A new man was appointed to handle the crisis.
新指派了一个人来处理这场危机。

let me assume that……
假定；假设；认为:
Let us assume for a moment that the plan succeeds.
咱们暂时假设计划成功。

accompany sb
陪同；陪伴:
His wife accompanied him on the trip.
那次旅行他由妻子陪同。

plenty of
大量；众多；充足:
'Do we need more milk?' 'No, there's plenty in the fridge.'
"我们要不要再买些牛奶？" "不必了。冰箱里还多着呢。"

tired sb / sth; tired of doing sth
厌倦；厌烦:
I'm sick and tired of all the arguments.
我对所有这些争论烦透了。