原文赏析

Their rivalry has lasted for decades but now--for the first time ever--Carnegie and Rockefeller are locking horns directly.
他们的竞争已经持续了几十年 但这是有史以来卡内基和洛克菲勒的第一次正面交锋
The negotiations last for months and neither man is willing to give in.
谈判持续数个月谁也不肯让步
Negotiating is a real art. It's an art and a great negotiator, is like a great surgeon, and the--they're very, very rare. You don't see it often.
谈判是一门真正的艺术 是艺术 卓越的谈判者就像优秀的外科医生一样非常非常稀少 很罕见
Rockefeller has already made a fortune in oil.
洛克菲勒经营石油发了财
His investment in steel is just a small part of his portfolio.
投资钢铁不过是他投资组合中的一小部分
You have to be willing to walk away.
你要懂得放手
You have to be willing to walk away.
你要懂得放手
And people who won't walk away from a deal, in my experience, end up making bad deals.
不懂得放手的人以我的经验看来 最终会做出错误的交易
Carnegie knows he has little choice.
卡内基知道自己无从选择
In order to stay on top, he needs to do whatever it takes to keep Rockefeller out of steel.
要想保持他的顶级地位 就得不惜一切不让洛克菲勒进入钢铁行业
I will buy the entire output of your mines.
我会买断你的矿产
In return, you will renounce your decision to construct a steel mill.
作为回报 你放弃建造钢厂的决定
Agreed.
行
They both knew that at some point they would have to reach a deal in which neither got everything he wanted.
他们都知道 在某些时候他们不得不达成交易 虽然谁都不能完全如愿以偿
But neither got destroyed in the process.
但也都不会在过程中毁了自己
Rockefeller and Carnegie, in the end, were smart enough to know that they were both too big to get into a battle.
洛克菲勒和卡内基终究是明白人知道他们都太庞大了 打不起仗

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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：
lock horns (with sb) (over sth)
涉及(与某人的)争论(或争端、纠纷):
The company has locked horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts.
公司与工会就减薪计划争论不休。

give in (to sb / sth)
屈服；认输；投降:
The rebels were forced to give in.
叛乱分子被迫投降了。

in order to do sth
目的是；以便；为了:
She arrived early in order to get a good seat.
她早早到场,好找个好位置。

renounce sb
宣布断绝与…的关系
He had renounced his former associates.
他已经宣布与过去的伙伴拆伙。

make a fortune
发财
He made a fortune in real estate.
他在房地产上发了财。