美國商業(yè)大亨傳奇 第71期:新的對手(13)

The inventions,the things that literally almost comeout of nowhere,require incredible vision and supportfrom leadership,because those are big leaps.

創(chuàng)新 讓事物從無到有 這除了需要非凡的想象力 還需要領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力支持 因為這些是巨大的飛躍

If a leader doesn't take that invention and reallyembrace it and own it, it won't happen.

如果沒有出色的領(lǐng)袖來推動 飛躍就不會發(fā)生

Morgan has gone against his father's advice by backing Edison,but he's maintained one of therules he's learned.

摩根沒有聽從父親的意見 他選擇了支持愛迪生 但他堅持了自己所學(xué)的一條原則

How much competition do you have, Edison?

你有多少競爭對手 愛迪生

Nothing worthy of note.

不值一提

Edison is ignoring what's potentially the biggest challenge to his design for electricity, and itcomes from inside his own lab.

愛迪生忽略了用電設(shè)計同自己不同的最大潛在挑戰(zhàn) 這個挑戰(zhàn)就來自于他自己的實驗室

His apprentice, Nikola Tesla.

他的學(xué)徒尼古拉·特斯拉

Nikola Tesla,from a very young age, was obsessed with electricity.

尼古拉·特斯拉自很年少起 就對電非常著迷

And when he first meets Thomas Edison,initially he worships him...

他第一次見托馬斯·愛迪生時就開始崇拜他

Mr. Edison, sir.

愛迪生先生

What is it?

什么

I was wondering if you had chance to look at my AC motor design.

我在想 您是否可以看看我的交流馬達(dá)設(shè)計

Nobody's interested in your design, Tesla.

沒人對你的設(shè)計感興趣 特斯拉

Alternating current is not safe,which is why we use direct current.

交流電不安全 這就是我們使用直流電的原因

Tesla has developed a new form of electricity known as "alternating current", or "AC".

特斯拉發(fā)明了一種新的電力形式稱作"交流電" 簡稱AC

But Edison believes that higher voltage AC is more dangerous than the direct current electricstandard he's pioneered.

但愛迪生認(rèn)為 高壓交流電比他倡導(dǎo)的直流電更加危險

I think Edison probably saw Tesla as a junior employee. I mean, remember.

愛迪生可能是將特斯拉看成了一位沒經(jīng)驗的年輕雇員

Edison is world-famous, and Tesla's just one of many very bright young men who work for him,and the fact that he's pushing AC is no big deal to Edison, because Edison sees himself as theperson who's really solved this problem and made it commercial.

愛迪生當(dāng)時已經(jīng)世界有名 而特斯拉只是為他工作的很多聰明年輕人之一 愛迪生覺得交流電并不是好主意 因為他覺得自己已經(jīng)解決了問題 而且已經(jīng)取得了商業(yè)成功