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Just fifty years removed from the ashes of the Civil War, America has become a global super power.
从南北战争的废墟中走出后 美国仅在五十年间已成为一个全球性的超级强国
By April of nineteen seventeen, the country enters the war sending troops, supplies and weapons.
一九一七年四月 美国加入战争 提供军队 物资及武器等资源
Resources that will help bring peace to the world.
帮助世界带来了和平
But those resources would have never been possible without the contributions of a small group of visionary men.
但是这些资源 离开了一小群有远见的人的贡献是不可能的
Men who sparked a revolution that forever changed America.
他们引发了一场革命 从而永远改变了美国
America was transformed by the vision, the incredible hard work and determination, and the willingness to take big risks that these men display.
美国的变化靠的是他们表现出的远见卓识 艰苦卓绝的努力 坚定的决心 以及承担巨大风险的意愿
There is also no question that these men could not have done what they did anywhere else but America, because this place allows more people to dream than any other place in the world.
同样毫无疑问 要不是在美国 这些人也不能取得如此成就 因为这里比世界上任何其他地方 允许更多的人去追求梦想
All that matters is how big do you want to dream and how hard do you want to work
关键的是你的梦想有多远大 以及愿意付出的努力
From a broken country into the most powerful nation on Earth, they didn't discover this modern America, they built it.
从支离破碎到世界最强 现代化的美国不是他们发现的 是他们建造的

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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：
display sth
显示,显露,表现(特性或情感等):
I have rarely seen her display any sign of emotion.
我难得见到她将喜怒形于色。

enter a war
参战
By April of nineteen seventeen, the country enters the war sending troops, supplies and weapons.
一九一七年四月 美国加入战争 提供军队 物资及武器等资源。

transform sth / sb (from sth) (into sth)
使改变形态
The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses.
光化学反应使光变为电脉冲。

there is / was no question of (sth happening / sb doing sth)
(某事)是不可能的:
There was no question of his / him cancelling the trip so near the departure date.
离出发日期这么近,他不可能取消行程。