原文赏析

I have a price.
我这有个报价
Have Carnegie come and meet me.
让卡内基来和我见面
Tell him the answer's yes.
告诉他我同意了
I believe that's the earliest in the day that I've ever drunk champagne.
我想以前还从来没这么早就喝香槟呢
Congratulations, Carnegie.
恭喜你 卡内基
You're now the richest man in the world.
你现在是世界上最富有的人了
Would you have said yes, Morgan, if I had asked for one hundred million more
摩根 如果我要价再高一亿美元 你是不是也会同意的
Goodbye, Carnegie.
再见啦 卡内基
For thirty years Andrew Carnegie has battled John D. Rockefeller for the title of America's richest man and now he's finally surpassed him.
三十年来 安德鲁·卡内基都在与约翰·D·洛克菲勒争夺美国首富的桂冠 现在他终于超越了他
The deal gives Carnegie a personal net worth of three hundred and ten billion dollars in today's money.
这笔交易使得卡内基的个人身家高达相当于今天的三千一百亿美元
The largest private fortune the modern world has ever seen.
这是现代以来世界上最大的私有财富了

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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：
have sb do
要(或安排)(某人)做(某事):
He had the bouncers throw them out of the club.
他叫保安人员把他们轰出了俱乐部。

ask sb to do
要求；请求:
Eric asked me to marry him.
埃里克求我嫁给他。

surpass sb/sth
超过；胜过；优于:
He hopes six day to surpass the world record.
他希望有一天能刷新世界纪录。

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。

a net amount of money
净得的；纯的:
a net profit of ￡500
500 英镑的纯利润
net income / earnings (= after tax has been paid)
纯收入