纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 新的对手(9)

You have to be able to take risk.

你需要冒险

You can't have greatness in anything without putting it on the line. Otherwise, everybody would have it.

不冒风险是不可能取得伟大成就的 要不然 所有人不都会成功吗

If there was no apparent loss, if there was no chance of tremendous failure or tremendous setback¹, you can't have the upside.

没有损失的可能 没有惨痛失败的可能 你就不可能获得利益

To what do I owe the pleasure, Mr. Morgan?

有什么意见吗 摩根先生

There's a noise in the basement. It's upsetting my wife.

地下室有些噪音 我夫人很不喜欢

It's the generator².

那是发电机

I'll send someone around to soundproof it.

我会派人去进行隔音的

You just disappoint me, Pierpont.

你让我失望了 皮尔庞特

I thought you knew better.

我想你比我更清楚

This is the future.

这是未来

This is the stuff of carnivals³ and fairs.

这只是嘉年华和展览会的花哨玩意

And you've been played for a fool.

你被当傻子一样耍了

How much competition do you have, Edison?

你有多少竞争 爱迪生

Nothing worthy⁴ of note.

不值一提

You know, if you could help me raise money to install a central power station, there'd be no need to have a generator in your basement.

如果你能帮我筹钱建立一座中央发电站 地下室的发电机就没必要了

I could power anything within a half-mile radius⁵.

半英里半径内都能通过它来发电

What would it take to light all the homes in New York City?

为纽约市所有家庭照明需要什么

I'd need a network of power stations.

我需要一个发电站网络

What would the cost be?

成本是多少

I'll have to go through my figures.

我需要算一下

Bring them to me Monday morning.

周一早上给我

That model train set-- powered by electricity?

这个模型火车是由电提供动力的吗

Yes.

是

I want one for my daughter's birthday next week.

下周我女儿生日时 给她做一个

For Morgan, the potential reward is too great.

在摩根看来 潜在回报太过诱人

Against his father's advice, he invests everything in electricity, determined⁶ to create his own legacy⁷, even if it means going against everything he's ever been taught.

他没听父亲的建议 而是将一切都投资给了电 决心创造自己的伟大财富 哪怕这同他一直所受的教诲背道而驰

1 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

2 generator   

n.发电机，发生器

参考例句：

• All the while the giant generator poured out its power.巨大的发电机一刻不停地发出电力。
• This is an alternating current generator.这是一台交流发电机。

3 carnivals   

狂欢节( carnival的名词复数 )； 嘉年华会； 激动人心的事物的组合； 五彩缤纷的颜色组合

参考例句：

• The Venice Carnival is one of the oldest and most famous international carnivals in the world. 威尼斯嘉年华是世界上最古老、最富盛名的国际嘉年华会之一。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年2月号
• A few exceptions would be made, he said, such as for carnivals. 他说一些免责条款将被制定出来，例如嘉年华会。

4 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

5 radius   

n.半径，半径范围；有效航程，范围，界限

参考例句：

• He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。
• We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

7 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。