纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(51)

Ford¹ thought that the whole thing was ridiculous.

福特认为事情整个就很荒谬

That there could not be a patent on the idea of the automobile³.

汽车的想法怎么会有专利呢

That the automobile was not the property of one single individual.

难道汽车不是个人的财产吗

Ford is determined⁴ to get around ALAM'S stranglehold on the auto² industry.

福特决心绕过ALAM对汽车行业的制约

But he's just one man going up against a virtual monopoly.

但他只是单枪匹马 对手事实上是垄断组织

If he's going to be a success, without ALAM, he's going to need to make a name for himself.

他要取得成功 无需ALAM授权的话 他就得让自己名扬天下

It's a very simple thing on the make or break decision: it's the gut⁵ and that's what separates the great leaders and the great successes.

其实很简单 成败在此一举 看的就是胆识 伟大的领袖与成就靠的就是这个

And if you can't listen to it and you don't have it, you're never gonna get it 'cause it's never gonna come from someplace else.

如果你倾听不到 你就不具备 你永远也就不会有了 因为它是永远不会来自别的地方

Henry Ford challenges the owner of the biggest car company in the country to a race.

亨利·福特向全国最大的汽车公司发出赛车挑战

Alexander Winton is also known as the fastest driver in America and a prominent member of ALAM.

亚历山大·温顿被称为美国最快的车手同时也是ALAM的重要成员

Beating Winton with a car of his own design has the potential to give Ford the boost he needs to start his own company.

用他自己设计的汽车打败温顿 可以鼓舞福特 好让他开自己的公司

There's just one problem, Henry Ford had never raced a care before.

只是有一个问题 亨利·福特从未赛过车

It's a David and Goliath scene.

这是一个大卫对巨人歌利亚 以弱博强的场景

Winton's famous, world record holder⁶, has this fancy race car.

温顿是著名的世界纪录保持者 有性能优异的赛车

Ford, the local boy made good.

福特 成功的当地男孩

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 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

3 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

4 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。

5 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

6 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。