原文赏析

Oftentimes I'm asked do you have to be ruthless to be very successful?
经常有人问我是否一定要冷酷无情才能获得成功
And I say, you do not have to be ruthless, you have to be smart.
我说并不一定 但一定要聪明
Smart is the key word.
聪明才是关键字
You have to be smart.
你必须有聪明的头脑
Rockefeller hires a team of scientists to try to find a use for the toxic substance.
洛克菲勒雇了一个科学家团队 尝试找到这种有毒物质的用途
First they create small products....like synthetic beeswax and petroleum jelly.
首先 他们得到了一些小产品 例如合成蜂蜡和凡士林
But Rockefeller becomes convinced gasoline has a bigger potential.
洛克菲勒坚信汽油还有更大的潜能
The quest to create a more powerful motor leads to the development of the internal combustion engine.
为了创造出更强的马达 人们发明了内燃机
The exact properties that make gasoline so dangerous, also make it the perfect fuel to power this engine.
让汽油非常危险的那些性质 现在却让它成为了内燃机的绝好燃料
You're always looking for the next innovation.
你总需要寻找下一个创新点
The next niche. The next product improvement. The next service improvement.
下一个有利可图的市场 下一个产品改进 下一个服务改进
You're always trying to get better.
你需要一直努力去变得更好
The timing is perfect for Rockefeller.
时机对于洛克菲勒而言再好不过了
Already in possession of the world's largest supply of gasoline, he starts using gasoline powered engines to run machines in his refineries.
作为世界上最大的汽油供应商 他开始使用汽油为炼油厂的机器提供动力
The efficiency and power of the engine quickly make it the standard in factories across the country.
效率和动力的优势很快让这种引擎成为了全国工厂的标配
But when the engine is put on wheels......creating what's being called "the horseless carriage".....Rockefeller realizes that gasoline could be even bigger than kerosene.
之后这种引擎又被连到轮子上 创造出了所谓的"无马四轮车" 洛克菲勒认识到汽油比煤油具有更广阔的前景

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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：
hire sb to do
临时雇用:
They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.
他们请了一家咨询公司来设计新的系统。

convinced (of sth / that...)
坚信；深信；确信:
I am convinced of her innocence.
我坚信她是清白无辜的。

in quest of
探索,寻找,追求(幸福等):
He set off in quest of adventure.
他出行探险去了。

in possession of
具有；拥有:
The gang was caught in possession of stolen goods.
这伙人被逮住,人赃俱获。

standard (of sth）
(品质的)标准,水平,规格,规范:
The standard of this year's applications is very low.
今年的申请标准很低。