原文赏析

Ford seizes the momentum and his factories go into overdrive.
福特抓住势头 工厂开足了马力
His assembly lines starts producing a revolutionary new car at a record rate.
以前所未有的速度 用装配线开始生产一种革命性的车型
It's called the Model T and it costs only 825$.
即T型车 其成本只要825美元
For the first time, a car the common man can afford.
这是第一次 汽车成为普通人都能买得起的东西
Henry Ford created what became the most important industry in the American economy.
亨利·福特创造了美国经济中最重要的工业
He had no idea of the enormous impact it would have on almost every sector of American life.
他并不知道这对美国生活的各个方面将会产生多么大的影响
He literally changed America, the way we live, the way we do things, and the way we go about our business.
他完完全全改变了美国 改变了我们的生活 工作以及开展业务的方式
Ford's reputation won't always be so positive, but his revolution inspires an entire generation of visionaries who will transform the fabric of American life.
福特的声誉也不全是正面的 但他的革新激励了整整一代远见家 他们以后将改变美国生活的方方面面
Childhood friends William Harley and Arthur Davidson attach an engine to a bicycle and begin selling motorcycles to the masses.
童年好友威廉·哈雷与阿瑟·戴维森将发动机安装到自行车上 并向大众销售摩托车
Milton Hershey applies Henry Ford's assembly line model to the mass production of chocolate.
米尔顿·好时运用亨利·福特的流水线大规模生产巧克力
Chicago merchant, William Wrigley takes his chewing gum national and in Hollywood, Polish immigrant, Max Factor, begins distributing cosmetics for movie stars to drug stores across the country inventing a completely new consumer product--make-up.
芝加哥商人威廉·李格列 将他的口香糖推向了全国 而在好莱坞 波兰移民蜜丝·佛陀开始向电影明星以及全国各地的药店销售化妆品 这是他发明的全新的消费产品

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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：
the fabric (of sth)
(社会、机构等的)结构:
a trend which threatens the very fabric of society
威胁社会基本结构的趋势

gather momentum
推进力；动力；势头:
The fight for his release gathers momentum each day.
争取使他获释的斗争声势日益加强。

afford sth
买得起；(有时间)做,能做:
Can we afford a new car?
我们买得起一辆新车吗？

impact (of sth) (on sb / sth)
巨大影响；强大作用:
The report assesses the impact of AIDS on the gay community.
这个报告评估了艾滋病对同性恋群体的影响。

go about sth
着手做某事；开始做某事
You're not going about the job in the right way.
你做这事的方法不对。