Then, at the height of the depression, 当时 在萧条最盛的时候 the king of the American railroads, 美国铁路之王 Cornelius Vanderbilt, 科尼利厄斯范德比尔特 dies, at the age of 82. 不幸去世 享年82岁 Vanderbilt leaves his...
Unsure how to prevent a complete collapse, 由于不知道如何避免一场完全的崩塌 the stock exchange shuts down 股票交易所一度关闭 and stays closed for ten straight days. 而且一关就是十天 The Panic of 1873 triggered 1873年的...
The United States of America is changing like never before. 美利坚合众国发生着前所未有的改变 In just a decade, 仅仅花了十年时间 the country has become one of the most advanced on earth, 美国就成为了全球最进步的国家...
The pipeline will require a massive investment, 管道建设需要大量投资 and incredible risk. 风险也非常高 But if he gets it right, 但是只要能够做好 Rockefeller will be able to do what he loves to do most, win. 洛克菲勒就能做...
John Rockefeller sees their actions as a declaration of war, 约翰洛克菲勒将这一举动看成是对他的宣战 and he's not going down without a fight. 他是绝对不会就此认输的 John Rockefeller had the ruthlessness 约翰洛克菲勒非...
It's a concept that's been impossible to execute. 这一想法在现在已经不能实施 Today, we know it as a monopoly. 今天 我们将它称作垄断 But Rockefeller isn't just expanding his company, 但洛克菲勒不仅是在扩张他的公司...
What's I'm proposing is an alliance between-- 我提议联盟 You want a cartel between oil and railroads. 你想要结成石油和铁路之间的卡特尔 I prefer to call it by its-- 我更愿意叫它 Give me the numbers. 告诉我数字 Standard...
The titans of that day 当时的那些巨人 revolutionized business in America. 让美国商界发生了革命性变化 We became the sort of dominant economic force in the world 我们能成为世界上具有支配地位的经济力量 because we c...