纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(63)

Ford¹ seizes the momentum² and his factories go into overdrive.

福特抓住势头 工厂开足了马力

His assembly lines starts producing a revolutionary new car at a record rate.

以前所未有的速度 用装配线开始生产一种革命性的车型

It's called the Model T and it costs only 825$.

即T型车 其成本只要825美元

For the first time, a car the common man can afford.

这是第一次 汽车成为普通人都能买得起的东西

Henry Ford created what became the most important industry in the American economy.

亨利·福特创造了美国经济中最重要的工业

He had no idea of the enormous impact it would have on almost every sector³ of American life.

他并不知道这对美国生活的各个方面将会产生多么大的影响

He literally⁴ changed America, the way we live, the way we do things, and the way we go about our business.

他完完全全改变了美国 改变了我们的生活 工作以及开展业务的方式

Ford's reputation won't always be so positive, but his revolution inspires an entire generation of visionaries who will transform the fabric⁵ ofAmerican life.

福特的声誉也不全是正面的 但他的革新激励了整整一代远见家 他们以后将改变美国生活的方方面面

Childhood friends William Harley and Arthur Davidson attach an engine to a bicycle and begin selling motorcycles to the masses.

童年好友威廉·哈雷与阿瑟·戴维森将发动机安装到自行车上 并向大众销售摩托车

Milton Hershey applies Henry Ford's assembly line model to the mass production of chocolate.

米尔顿·好时运用亨利·福特的流水线大规模生产巧克力

Chicago merchant, William Wrigley takes his chewing gum national and in Hollywood, Polish immigrant, Max Factor, begins distributing cosmetics⁶ for movie stars to drug stores across the country inventing a completely new consumer product--make-up.

芝加哥商人威廉·李格列 将他的口香糖推向了全国 而在好莱坞 波兰移民蜜丝·佛陀开始向电影明星以及全国各地的药店销售化妆品 这是他发明的全新的消费产品

1 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

5 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

6 cosmetics   

n.化妆品

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
• Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。