纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(10)

He drastically underbids the project.....claiming the can light the fair for less than a quarter of what Morgan and Edison have bid.

他大幅降低了项目报价 声称为世博会提供照明 只需要摩根和爱迪生投标价格的四分之一不到

The bold move secures the contract, and Westinghouse and Tesla immediately get to work wiring the fairgrounds.

这一大胆举动确保了合同 威斯汀豪斯和特斯拉马上开始了会场的接线工作

And finally, on opening night, with the eyes of the world on Chicago, they flip¹ the switch.

最后 在开幕当晚 全世界的目光都汇聚在芝加哥时 他们拉开了开关

And instantly, over 200,000 light bulbs come to life.

超过20万的灯泡瞬间亮起

27 million people came to this Fair and saw an electrified² world.

2700万人参观了这届盛会亲眼目睹了电气化的世界

And that had a huge, huge impact on spreading this technology.

这对这一技术的传播具有极其深远的影响

People realized there was a whole electrical future coming.

人们意识到了电气化的时代即将来临

It's a display unlike any the world has ever seen.

这是一次空前的世界性事件

And it's all powered using George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla's alternating current electricity.

所有电力都是乔治·威斯汀豪斯和尼古拉·特斯拉所提供的交流电

The fair forever demonstrates the safety and viability³ of A.C.

世博会证明了交流电的安全性和可行性

Westinghouse and Tesla's incredible display has another consequence.

威斯汀豪斯和特斯拉的精彩表现还有另一大后果

A decision is made on who will power the Niagara Falls station.

尼亚加拉瀑布电站的中标结果已经产生

Two letters go out.....but only one man can win the contract.

两封信被寄出 但却只有一个人能够赢得合同

1 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

2 electrified   

v.使电气化( electrify的过去式和过去分词 )；使兴奋

参考例句：

• The railway line was electrified in the 1950s. 这条铁路线在20世纪50年代就实现了电气化。
• The national railway system has nearly all been electrified. 全国的铁路系统几乎全部实现了电气化。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 viability   

n.存活(能力)

参考例句：

• What is required to achieve or maintain such viability? 要达到或维持这种生存能力需要什么？
• Scientists are experimenting to find ways to ensure the viability of seeds for even longer periods of time. 正如我们所说，科学家正在试验努力寻找让种子的生命力更加延长的方法。