原文赏析

Roosevelt was the kind of figure that had to dominate, had to, in a sense, own the room.

罗斯福是很强势的那种人物 一定要占据主导的那种感觉
Roosevelt is from a wealthy New York family and could have become a businessman like Carnegie or Rockefeller, but he took a different path.
罗斯福来自纽约的一个富有之家 本来可以成为和卡内基或洛克菲勒一样的商人 但他选择了一条不同的路
Foregoing a career in business for one in politics.
弃商从政
But the young Roosevelt had an image problem.
但年轻时的罗斯福形象有问题
His fancy clothes and upper class demeanor left him open to ridicule.
他那华丽的服装以及上流社会的举止招来了人们的嘲笑
He took great pains to remake his image posing in a New York City photography studio dressed as a Badlands hunter with a five hundred engraved silver hunting knife from Tiffany's.
他煞费苦心打造新形象 去纽约市的一家摄影工作室拍了照 扮作一个荒芜之地的猎人 拿着一把价值五百美元的蒂凡尼猎刀
The images help Roosevelt transform himself from a wealthy New York aristocrat into a man of the people.
这张照片帮助罗斯福转变了形象 从富裕的纽约贵族变成了属于人民的人
And, as Roosevelt enlists in the army, the image he manufactured becomes real.
罗斯福参军后 他打造的形象真的变成了现实
Theodore Roosevelt became a hero during the Spanish-American war.
西奥多·罗斯福在美西战争中成了英雄
And the republican boss of New York state said to Theodore Roosevelt, "you're my boy."
纽约州的共和党老板对西奥多·罗斯福说 你是我中意的孩子
Got him the Republican nomination and by virtue of his heroism became New York Governor.
他获得了共和党提名 并且凭借他的英雄主义当上了纽约州长
Roosevelt quickly demonstrated an independent streak.
罗斯福很快展示出了他的独立倾向
Roosevelt could not be manipulated at all.
不会受人操纵

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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：
manipulate (sb into sth / into doing sth)
(暗中)控制,操纵,影响:
They managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help.
他们总算促使我们答应提供帮助了。

demonstrate sth (to sb)
证明；证实；论证；说明:
Let me demonstrate to you some of the difficulties we are facing.
我来向你说明一下我们面临的一些困难。

by / in virtue of sth
凭藉；依靠；由于；因为:
She got the job by virtue of her greater experience.
她由于经验较为丰富而得到了那份工作。

enlist (sb) (in / into / for sth) | ~ (sb) (as sth)
(使)入伍；征募；从军
They both enlisted in 1915.
他俩都是 1915 年入伍的。

transform sth
使改变外观(或性质)；使改观:
A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom.
新的色彩调配将使你的卧室焕然一新。

forego sth for sth/to do sth
放弃,弃绝(想做的事或想得之物):
No one was prepared to forgo their lunch hour to attend the meeting.
谁都不愿意放弃午餐时间出席会议。

open (to sth)
易受损害；脆弱
The system is open to abuse.
这项制度容易被滥用