原文赏析

The agreement is one of the most satisfying of Rockefeller's career.
该协议是洛克菲勒职业生涯中最得意的一笔
He's forced his biggest rival to hand over a fortune in exchange for an iron ore mine he never had much interest in owning.
他逼迫他的最大对手吐出一笔财富 以换取本来就没有多大兴趣拥有的铁矿石
Rockefeller may have gotten the better of Carnegie but their deal has drawn the attention of another rival who envisions something even bigger.
洛克菲勒诚然是打败了卡内基 但他们的交易已经引起了另一个对手的关注 这位对手的野心更大
America has expanded more in the last three decades than any country on Earth.
美国在过去三十年里的发展是地球上任何其他国家都无法比拟的
Covering the breadth of the continent, its prosperity is built on oil, steel and electricity.
横跨美洲大陆 其繁荣是建立在石油 钢铁及电力上
John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan amassed mind-boggling fortunes and became targets.
约翰·D·洛克菲勒 安德鲁·卡内基和J·P·摩根积累了令人难以置信的财富 也成为人们打击的目标
But after teaming up to put their man in the White House,they're now free to do whatever they want.
但是他们联手找人入住白宫之后 就可以自由地为所欲为了

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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：
sb (into sth / into doing sth)
强迫,迫使(某人做某事)
The President was forced into resigning.
总统被迫辞职。

hand over
把(权力或责任)移交给(某人):
She resigned and handed over to six of her younger colleagues.
她辞职了,由一位比她年轻的同事接任。

team up
组队
They teamed up and work together.
他们组成了小队合作。

amass sth
(尤指大量)积累,积聚
He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。

get the better of sb / sth
挫败…；占上风:
No one can get the better of her in an argument.
辩论起来没人能辩过她。

envision sth
展望；想像:
They envision an equal society, free of poverty and disease.
他们向往一个没有贫穷和疾病的平等社会。