原文赏析
Oh. Thank you, Alisha.
哦 谢谢 阿丽莎
The men will spend the next 10 years battling each other.
两人将在接下来的十年中争斗不断
Sparring with Christmas gifts.
包括圣诞礼物的相互侮辱
Rockefeller sends Carnegie a cheap, paper vest.
洛克菲勒送给卡内基一件廉价的纸背心
A jab at his simple beginnings as a poor immigrant.
暗指他是一个一名不文的穷酸移民
In return, Carnegie sends Rockefeller,a devout Baptist who doesn't drink,a bottle of fine whiskey.
作为回礼 卡内基送给洛克菲勒这位虔诚的浸信会教徒一瓶好威士忌酒
You know I've had my own little rivalries,I've had a rivalry with Donald Trump where I think it was back, 2004,

我也有自己的对手 2004年 我的对手是唐纳德·特朗普
he was giving me a hard time about something and I said "you know what I can write a bigger check than you and not even know it's missing,"
他当时总跟我过不去 我对他说"我可以开一张比你更大的支票 丢了我都不心疼"
because I knew if I tweaked him,he would just respond, and he did,and I still like to tweak him just because it's fun...
因为我知道如果我调侃他 他就会回应 他确实也那样做了 我还是很喜欢调侃他 因为这很有趣
I always say you have to have someone to hate to aim for.
我总说你需要有个憎恨的目标
Having an enemy, having an arch enemy,having a competitor is what ups the game for everybody.
有一个死敌 有一个竞争者大家的劲头才会调动起来

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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：
battle (with / against sb / sth) (for sth)
搏斗；奋斗；斗争:
She's still battling with a knee injury.
她还在同膝部的伤痛作斗争。

spar (with sb)
1. to make the movements used in boxing , either in training or to test the speed of your opponent's reaction
练习拳击；虚晃一拳
2. to argue with sb, usually in a friendly way
(多指在友好气氛中)辩论,争论

jab (sth) (in sb / sth) | ~ (at sth) | ~ sb / sth (with sth)
戳；刺；捅；猛击
She jabbed him in the ribs with her finger.
她用手指捅了捅他的腰。

give sb a hard time
给某人找茬儿；使某人不好过:
They really gave me a hard time at the interview.
面试时他们确实是在难为我。

tweak sb/sth
扭；拧；扯:
She tweaked his ear playfully.
她拧他的耳朵逗着玩儿。