原文赏析

Timing is everything in business.
做生意时 时机就是一切
Everybody wants to be the first mover.
谁都希望首先行动
Everybody wants to be on the bleeding edge, or the cutting edge.
谁都希望能够获得巨大的优势
You have to be on the pulse of the moment.
你必须要把握住时代的脉搏
Timing in business is just like timing in life.
生意中的时机就像生命中的时机
It is perhaps as important as any other single factor.
它的作用可能不比其它任何因素小
Construction of the Niagara Power Station is continuing at a blistering pace.
尼亚加拉瀑布电站的建设正在高速推进
Workmen are almost finished with a 2.5-mile-long tunnel.
工人们几乎已经完成了2.5英里长的隧道
And it won't be long until water shoots through it......powering turbines the size of houses.
水要不了多久 就将开始流过这里 为房屋大小的涡轮提供动力
Those turbines will generate enough electricity to light up the entire northeast.
这些涡轮将产生足够电力点亮整个东北部
Morgan knows that to win the contract,he'll need to eliminate the competition.
摩根知道 想要赢得合同 他必须除掉竞争
Tesla and Westinghouse are making headway with alternating current.
特斯拉和威斯汀豪斯正在交流电上取得进展
But after their company's rapid expansion,Westinghouse is drowning in debt.
但在公司快速扩张的同时 威斯汀豪斯被淹没在了债务之中
And his business is struggling to stay afloat.
他的公司正在为了存活而拼命挣扎
J.P. Morgan sees an opportunity to take advantage of his vulnerability.
J·P·摩根看到了利用这一脆弱性的机会
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重点讲解

讲解：

the timing of
定时；时间的选择；(事情发生或计划安排的)特定时间:
The timing of the decision was a complete surprise.
选择那个时间做决定,完全出人意料。

edge (on / over sb / sth)
(微弱的)优势:
They have the edge on us.
他们略胜我们一筹。

factor sth in; factor sthinto sth
把…因素包括进去:
Remember to factor in staffing costs when you are planning the project.
规划该项目时,记住要把雇人费用这个因素考虑进去。

a blistering pace
(描述体育动作)迅速的,劲头十足的:
The runners set off at a blistering pace.
赛跑运动员如脱繮野马般起跑了。

light up
(使)光亮,放光彩:
There was an explosion and the whole sky lit up.
一声爆炸照亮了整个天空。

take advantage of sth / sb
利用；利用(机会):
She took advantage of the children's absence to tidy their rooms.
她趁孩子们不在时收拾了他们的房间。

stay afloat
有偿债能力；能维持下去:
They will have to borrow ￡10 million next year, just to stay afloat.
明年他们得举债 1 000 万英镑才能维持下去。

make headway
取得(缓慢的或艰难的)进展:
We are making little headway with the negotiations.
我们的谈判没有取得什么进展。