The Industrial Revolution created the development of the middle class.
工業(yè)革命帶來了中產(chǎn)階層的發(fā)展
It created wealth that we never would've imagined possible before.
創(chuàng)造了以前不曾奢望的財富
John Rockefeller may have lost his court case, but the smaller companies created from Standard Oil will go on to become corporate giants with names like Exxon, Mobil and Chevron and John Rockefeller is a shareholder in each new company.
約翰·洛克菲勒雖然輸了官司 但是從標(biāo)準(zhǔn)石油公司分出去的小公司將最終成為??松?美孚和雪佛龍這樣的企業(yè)巨頭 約翰·洛克菲勒在這些新公司都有股份
It's ironic, isn't it I mean, it's a great moment in American history and it established the principle that monopolistic practices should not be for the future and that sounds really good.
具有諷刺意味 是不是 這的確是美國歷史上一個偉大的時刻 確立了未來不允許壟斷行為的原則 這聽起來的確不錯
Except now they were all separate and my great grandfather had large amounts of stock in every one of them. He made more money than he ever made in his life.
只是現(xiàn)在這些獨立的公司呢 我的曾祖父都占有大量的股票 他賺的錢比以前賺的多得多
The effect on John D. Rockefeller was absolutely blissful from his point of view.
這對約翰·D·洛克菲勒來說結(jié)果非常完美
Even in defeat, John Rockefeller becomes the richest man in the history of the world with a net worth of almost six hundred and sixty billion dollars in today's money.
雖然敗訴了 約翰·洛克菲勒仍然是世界歷史上的首富 其身價差不多相當(dāng)于今天的六千六百億美元