原文赏析

Sensing weakness Rockefeller devises a daring scheme.
觉察到对手的软弱 洛克菲勒想出了一个大胆的计划
He's going to build a steel plant.
他要建立一个钢铁厂
One to rival anything Andrew Carnegie has ever built.
一个可以和安德鲁·卡内基的相抗衡的工厂
But Carnegie knows he can't let that happen.
但卡内基知道他不能让这种情况发生
Carnegie is determined that nobody is going to take his place.
卡内基下决心不能让人抢了他的位置
He's going to build new plants, he's going to destroy-- if Rockefeller goes into steel he'll destroy him.
他会建立新工厂 如果洛克菲勒胆敢进入钢铁业的话 他要干掉他
Carnegie calls a meeting.
卡内基召集会议
Hoping to intimidate Rockefeller into staying out of the steel business.
希望吓退洛克菲勒 让他断了进入钢铁业的心思
But Rockefeller didn't become the richest man in American history by cowering in fear.
但洛克菲勒之所以成为美国历史上的首富 靠的不是胆小怕事
Mr. Rockefeller.
洛克菲勒先生
Mr. Carnegie.
卡内基先生
You don't want to negotiate with me.
你就别跟我谈判了
I am a great negotiator.
我非常擅长这个
I know I intimidate people.
我知道别人怕我
I understand that.
这点我理解
I get it, and I understand why, and I don't want to intimidate anybody, unless they try to hurt me.
我知道为什么 我也不想让别人怕我 除非别人试图伤害我
Then I hurt them back.
那样的话我就会伤害他

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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：
give place to sb / sth
让位于；被…代替
Houses and factories gave place to open fields as the train gathered speed.
火车逐渐加速驶过了房屋和工厂进入旷野。

devise sth
发明；设计；想出
A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.
控制城市交通的新系统已经设计出来。

rival sb / sth (for / in sth)
与…相匹敌；比得上
You will find scenery to rival anything you can see in the Alps.
你能看到的景色可与你在阿尔卑斯山所见的景色相媲美。

cower in fear
(因恐惧而)蜷缩,畏缩,退缩:
A gun went off and people cowered in fear and under tables.
一声枪响,人们缩到墙后或桌子底下躲起来。

call sb to
命令,召(至某处):
The ambassador was called back to London by the prime minister.
大使被首相召回伦敦。