纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(62)

The takedown of Standard Oil bodes¹ well for the rising guard of a new generation of businessman-- most of all Henry Ford².

标准石油公司的拆分对新一代的企业家是个好兆头 对亨利·福特更是如此

Ford awaits the future of his company.

福特等待着对他公司未来的判决

After the powerful auto³ Cartel, ALAM, charged him with breaching⁴ their patent on the automobile⁵ and tried to shut him down.

强大的汽车卡特尔ALAM指控他违反其汽车专利并试图关闭他的工厂

It's a potentially life-changing moment not just for Ford, but for the future of every industry in the country.

这很可能是个改变命运的时刻 不仅仅是对福特 对国家所有行业的未来都是如此

In a surprise decision, the court rules in favor of Henry Ford.

出人意料的是 法院做出了对亨利·福特有利的判决

ALAM has no legal claim to the design of the car.

ALAM在汽车的设计上没有法律索赔权

Henry Ford is free to innovate⁶ without repercussion⁷.

亨利·福特可以无忧无虑地追求创新

Well, guys, that was it. Let's go sell some cars.

好了 伙计们 我们去卖车吧

Ford's dream is made a reality.

福特的梦想成为了现实

The car belongs to everyone.

大家都能拥有车子

Ford's success put him forward in American life as a new kind of businessman but, in crucial ways, unlike Rockefeller or Carnegie he wasn't trying to gain a monopoly.He was trying to bring a product to the people. The American population ate this up and they made Henry Ford a kind of folk hero.

福特的成功 让他成为了美国新生商人的代表 但奇怪的是他和洛克菲勒或者卡内基不一样他不去追求垄断地位 只是试图将产品卖给人民 美国人民挺受用 将亨利·福特看成一种民间英雄

1 bodes   

v.预示，预告，预言( bode的第三人称单数 )；等待，停留( bide的过去分词 )；居住；（过去式用bided）等待

参考例句：

• This bodes ill for the failure of the programme. 这是那项计划有凶兆。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• This bodes him no good. 这对他是不祥之兆。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 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。

3 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。

4 breaching   

攻破( breach的过去式 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
• Third, an agency can abuse its discretion by breaching certain principles of judge-made law. 第三，行政机关会因违反某些法官制定的法律原则而构成滥用自由裁量权。

5 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。

6 innovate   

v.革新，变革，创始

参考例句：

• We must innovate in order to make progress.我们必须改革以便取得进步。
• It is necessary to innovate and develop military theories.创新和发展军事理论是必要的。

7 repercussion   

n.[常pl.](不良的)影响，反响，后果

参考例句：

• After being put out,service has received very good market repercussion.服务推出后收到了非常好的市场反响。
• The president's death had unexpected repercussion.总统的逝世引起出乎意料的反响。