美國(guó)商業(yè)大亨傳奇 第20期:復(fù)仇者的崛起(3)

It's a concept that's been impossible to execute.
這一理念已經(jīng)無(wú)法實(shí)施。
Today, we know it as a "monopoly".
今天，我們稱(chēng)之為"壟斷"。
But Rockefeller isn't just expanding his company,
但洛克菲勒不僅是在擴(kuò)張他的公司，
he's also looking to maximize profit--
他還想利潤(rùn)最大化……
by any means necessary.
通過(guò)一切必要的手段。
We've got another refinery.
我們又買(mǎi)了一家煉油廠。
One more into the fold.
又圈進(jìn)一個(gè)。
Do you want me to take a look at it?
你想讓我看看它嗎？
No. I want you to shut it down.
不需要。我希望你把它關(guān)掉。
The business of creating monopolies, crushing opposition--
建立壟斷，打壓對(duì)手……
part of me says he did that because it was there to be done,
他這樣做我認(rèn)為部分原因是因?yàn)槭且驗(yàn)樗X(jué)得可以做到，
and he could do it better than anybody else
而且他能比其他人做得都好，
and he made a bloody fortune out of it.
他從中榨取了血腥的財(cái)富。
By the time he's finished,
等這一切結(jié)束的時(shí)候，
Rockefeller controls ninety percent of the North American oil supply.
洛克菲勒控制了北美90%的石油供應(yīng)。
His company, Standard Oil, is the country's first monopoly.
他的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)石油公司成為了國(guó)內(nèi)的第一家壟斷公司。
At thirty-three, the Ohio oil man
33歲之時(shí)這位俄亥俄油商
is now the most powerful man in the country.
成為了國(guó)內(nèi)最有權(quán)勢(shì)的男人。
The Commodore has created a monster.
船隊(duì)隊(duì)長(zhǎng)造就了一個(gè)可怕的怪物。
He realizes that the only way to combat Rockefeller
他意識(shí)到對(duì)抗洛克菲勒唯一的辦法
is for the railroads to start working together.
就只有聯(lián)合各大鐵路公司了。
He forms an unlikely alliance with his biggest rival,
他同最大的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手建立起了看似不可能成的聯(lián)盟，
Tom Scott,
也就是湯姆·斯科特，
and together, they agree to pull all of Rockefeller's deals.
他倆決定聯(lián)手終止同洛克菲勒的所有交易。
Thank you.
謝謝。
To Rockefeller,
對(duì)洛克菲勒而言，
the move is nothing short of a declaration of war.
這一舉動(dòng)無(wú)異于對(duì)他宣戰(zhàn)。