美國商業(yè)大亨傳奇 第25期:復仇者的崛起(8)

Then, at the height of the depression,
就在最蕭條時候，
the king of the American railroads,
美國的鐵路巨頭，
Cornelius Vanderbilt,
科尼利厄斯·范德比爾特
dies, at the age of 82.
去世了，享年82歲。
Vanderbilt leaves his empire worth over one hundred million dollars,to his son, William.
范德比爾特留給他兒子威廉的是價值超過一億美元的鐵路帝國。
Rockefeller knows that without Vanderbilt,
洛克菲勒了解沒有了范德比爾特
he would've never been able to build his empire.
這個鐵路帝國不能繼續(xù)輝煌。
But Rockefeller's last remaining adversaries
不過這個洛克菲勒最后的對手，
refuse to go down without a fight.
絕不會坐以待斃。
Tom Scott, and his protégé, Andrew Carnegie,
湯姆·斯科特和他的門徒安德魯·卡內(nèi)基
have managed to survive.
也艱難地存活了下來。
And since Rockefeller's pipeline doesn't extend to Pittsburgh,
洛克菲勒的（運輸）管道沒有修建到匹茲堡，
he's forced to continue to use their trains.
他只能繼續(xù)用對手的火車。
But Scott knows if he and Carnegie don't diversify,
但是斯科特知道，如果他和卡內(nèi)基不主動尋求改變，
they won't survive.
他們就無法生存。
Scott devises an aggressive plan,to expand his empire.
斯科特制定了一個富有侵略性的計劃來擴張他的帝國。
One that's sure to catch Rockefeller's attention.
這一計劃一定會引起洛克菲勒的注意，
He's going to break into the oil business
他決定進軍石油業(yè)，
by building a pipeline of his own.
建立屬于他的石油（運輸）管道。
But if there's one thing John Rockefeller hates more than anything else,
但是約翰·洛克菲勒最厭惡的事情，
it's competition.
就是競爭。
Tom Scott is in for war.
湯姆·斯科特就要參與一場戰(zhàn)爭。
I've tried to be friendly to the Pennsylvania.
我一直對賓州鐵路非常友好，
I've given you plenty of business, have I not?
給了你們很多生意做，對嗎？
And now, I find that you're invading my field.
現(xiàn)在，我認為你在侵入我的領域，
And that, my friend, is piracy.
朋友，這是掠奪。
We'll take your feelings into account,
我們會考慮你的感受，
Mr. Rockefeller.
洛克菲勒先生
Two thirds of the oil you carry comes from me.
你運輸?shù)氖椭杏?/3都是從我這來，
If you don't retreat, I'll take it to the other railroads.
如果你不停止你的計劃，我會把生意給別的鐵路公司。
As far as I'm aware, there isn't another railroad
據(jù)我所知，就沒有第二家鐵路公司
that runs from Pittsburgh to New York.
能從匹茲堡去紐約。