美國商業(yè)大亨傳奇 第41期:喋血工廠(16)

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Approaching the final decade of thecentury,Carnegie Steel is more profitable than ever.

在世紀(jì)的最后十年 卡內(nèi)基鋼鐵公司比以往任何時候都更賺錢

Carnegie rewards Frick by making him chairman ofhis company.

卡內(nèi)基對弗里克的獎勵是讓他成為公司的主席

The second most powerful man in steel.

鋼鐵中第二有權(quán)勢的人

But for Frick, it's not enough.

但在弗里克看來 這還不夠

He wants his boss's seat at the table.

他希望坐上老板的寶座

Frick's father had been a failure.

弗里克的父親是個失敗

And now he wants to make sure that everyone knows that he's not his father.

現(xiàn)在 他想讓所有人知道他不是他的父親

Frick, purchases land in the hills east of Pittsburgh.

弗里克買下了匹茲堡東面山區(qū)的土地

On it, he builds a members only club for some of the wealthiest men in the country.

在這片土地上 他建造了一座會員專享俱樂部 招待全國最有錢的一些人

The South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club sits on a huge artificial lake,where club members canboat and fish.

南叉漁獵俱樂部 位于一個巨大的人工湖上 俱樂部會員可以在湖中游船 釣魚

Even Carnegie joins the club.

卡內(nèi)基也加入了俱樂部

It doesn't seem like a problem to me,we know who our friends are,and we know how to pleasethem.

在我看來這不是問題 我們知道誰是朋友 我們也知道如何取悅他們

Yes, and you can always buy a man. However,If it's possible not to,I would think that's a better--

當(dāng)然 你總可以買通一個人 但是如果能不那樣的話 我認(rèn)為那會更好

Excuse me just for one moment.

請允許我失陪一會

To create their playground,the club takes control of the South Fork dam,holding 20 milliontons of water.

為了建造這個游樂場所 俱樂部控制了南叉大壩 截流了2000萬噸水

The largest dam of its kind in the world.

這是世界上同類大壩中最大的

Just 14 miles downriver lies Johnstown......a working class community of steel workers andtheir families,who live under the constant threatthat the next rainstorm will wash away thedam.

約翰斯頓就在河流下游14英里處 很多鋼鐵工人和家人住在這座城里 他們一直都非常擔(dān)心 大壩無法經(jīng)受下次暴雨的考驗

City officials beg Frick to strengthen the dam.

市政府官員請求弗里克加固大壩

But he ignores their pleas completely.

但他完全無視他們的請求

本篇內(nèi)容翻譯來自可可英語網(wǎng)。