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People react to failure in one of two ways. Either they get scared and give up. Or they take that failure that--as a learning experience and they kind of use that experience to redouble their efforts.
人们面对失败的反应有两种 要么因为感到害怕而放弃 要么将失败看作一个学习机会 并趁机加倍努力
Ford is convinced the era of unchecked monopolies is over.
福特深信不受限制的垄断的时代已经结束了
So as his lawsuit winds its way through court he openly defies the order from ALAM and continues building and selling his cars.
所以对他的诉讼结果还没出来的时候 他公然违抗ALAM的命令继续生产销售他的汽车
He believes there's a better way to conduct business in America and he's determined to make it a reality.
他认为在美国做生意有更好的方式 他就是要使之成为现实
Henry Ford was able to position himself as an anti-monopolist, really in a certain way, as a kind of antithesis of the Rockefellers and the Carnegies.
亨利·福特得以将自己定位垄断反对者 在一定意义上与洛克菲勒 卡内基家族相对立
He is a kind of heroic individual entrepreneur, who believed in competition, who believed in developing a product and bringing it to the people.
他是英雄式的个人企业家 相信竞争 相信可以开发一个产品 并卖给人民
Ford begins paying his workers a livable wage, five dollars per day, more than double the rate of most U.S. factories.
福特开始给他的工人一个过得去的工资 每天五美元 是大部分美国工厂的两倍多
But Ford isn't just paying his workers better, he's also getting more out of them.
但福特不只是支付得多 他获取的也多

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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。

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讲解：
the era of
时代；年代；纪元:
When she left the firm, it was the end of an era (= things were different after that).
她离开公司后,一个时代结束了(后来的情况就大不一样了)。

a liveable salary
足以维持生活的薪水
Ford begins paying his workers a livable wage, five dollars per day, more than double the rate of most U.S. factories.
福特开始给他的工人一个过得去的工资 每天五美元 是大部分美国工厂的两倍多

defy belief, explanation, description, etc
不可能,无法(相信、解释、描绘等):
The beauty of the scene defies description.
景色之美简直难以描绘。

conduct business
经商
He believes there's a better way to conduct business in America and he's determined to make it a reality.
他认为在美国做生意有更好的方式 他就是要使之成为现实

wind it's way
蜿蜒；曲折而行；迂回:
The river winds its way between two meadows.
这条河蜿蜒流经两个牧场之间。