原文赏析

The Industrial Revolution created the development of the middle class.
工业革命带来了中产阶层的发展
It created wealth that we never would've imagined possible before.
创造了以前不曾奢望的财富
John Rockefeller may have lost his court case, but the smaller companies created from Standard Oil will go on to become corporate giants with names like Exxon, Mobil and Chevron and John Rockefeller is a shareholder in each new company.
约翰·洛克菲勒虽然输了官司 但是从标准石油公司分出去的小公司将最终成为埃克森 美孚和雪佛龙这样的企业巨头 约翰·洛克菲勒在这些新公司都有股份
It's ironic, isn't it I mean, it's a great moment in American history and it established the principle that monopolistic practices should not be for the future and that sounds really good.
具有讽刺意味 是不是 这的确是美国历史上一个伟大的时刻 确立了未来不允许垄断行为的原则 这听起来的确不错
Except now they were all separate and my great grandfather had large amounts of stock in every one of them. He made more money than he ever made in his life.
只是现在这些独立的公司呢 我的曾祖父都占有大量的股票 他赚的钱比以前赚的多得多
The effect on John D. Rockefeller was absolutely blissful from his point of view.
这对约翰·D·洛克菲勒来说结果非常完美
Even in defeat, John Rockefeller becomes the richest man in the history of the world with a net worth of almost six hundred and sixty billion dollars in today's money.
虽然败诉了 约翰·洛克菲勒仍然是世界历史上的首富 其身价差不多相当于今天的六千六百亿美元

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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：
go on to sth
进而转入另外一件事；接着开始另一个项目:
Let's go on to the next item on the agenda.
咱们接着进行下一项议程吧。

effect (on sb / sth)
效应；影响；结果:
Modern farming methods can have an adverse effect on the environment.
现代农业耕作方法可能对环境造成负面影响。

blissful
极乐的；幸福的:
We spent seven blissful weeks away from work.
我们无忧无虑地度了三个星期的假。
We preferred to remain in blissful ignorance of (= not to know) what was going on.
我们乐得对正在发生的事情一无所知。

point of view
观点；态度；意见；看法:
Why can't you ever see my point of view?
你怎么老不明白我的观点呢？

principle of sth
法则；原则；原理:
There are seven fundamental principles of teamwork.
团队合作有三个基本原则。