美國商業(yè)大亨傳奇 第73期:新的對手(15)

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好運 尼古拉

Thank you, Mr. Westinghouse.

謝謝 威斯汀豪斯先生

Ladies and gentlemen,please welcome the newwizard of electricity,Nikola Tesla!

女士們先生們 請大家歡迎電的新魔術(shù)師 尼古拉·特斯拉

My first demonstration is for those amongst you who fear that AC and high voltage will makethe world unsafe.

我的第一個演示專門為害怕交流電并認為高壓會威脅世界的人所設計

Tesla travels the country,showing AC pulsing through him.

特斯拉的足跡踏遍全國 演示交流電從他體內(nèi)穿過

The successful demonstrations have orders for Westinghouse power stations pouring in.

成功的演示讓威斯汀豪斯發(fā)電站的訂單蜂擁而至

People who understood the science of electricity realized that Tesla was a new giant,and asignificant rival.

理解電科學的人認識到特斯拉是一顆新的巨星 也是一個偉大的對手

J.P. Morgan suddenly finds himself in an unfamiliar position.

J·P·摩根突然發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處在了一個不熟悉的位置

I thought you didn't have any competition.

我以為你沒有任何競爭

None that are worthy of note.

沒有值得一提的

I have just seen the drawings and descriptions of an electrical machine lately patented by Mr.Tesla,which will revolutionize the world's electrical business.

我剛看到了很多描述和報道講的都是特斯拉先生最新注冊專利的發(fā)電機 說它將會為世界電力行業(yè)帶來革命

AC has a very high voltage, and is lethal.

交流電電壓很高 而且致命

A young boy touched a straggling wire and was killed instantly.

曾有一個小男孩抓住脫落的電線馬上就被電死

You, sir. You have DC running through your home.

先生 你家里走的就是直流電

None of your family are at risk.

你的家人都不會有此風險

Edison, I see that the electrical industry has two competing systems right now: AC and DC.

愛迪生 我很清楚 電力行業(yè)現(xiàn)在有兩種相互競爭的系統(tǒng)：交流和直流

This world has room for only one of 'em.

但世界只能容下其中一種

J.P. Morgan is staking everything on Thomas Edison.

J·P·摩根把一切賭注都壓在了托馬斯·愛迪生身上

But as the battle to electrify the nation heats up,the pressure Morgan puts on Edison sendshim down a dark path.

但隨著國內(nèi)供電戰(zhàn)役的白熱化 摩根對愛迪生施加的壓力讓他步入了灰暗的前路