美国商业大亨传奇 第25期:复仇者的崛起(8)

Then, at the height of the depression,
就在最萧条时候，
the king of the American railroads,
美国的铁路巨头，
Cornelius Vanderbilt,
科尼利厄斯·范德比尔特
dies, at the age of 82.
去世了，享年82岁。
Vanderbilt leaves his empire worth over one hundred million dollars,to his son, William.
范德比尔特留给他儿子威廉的是价值超过一亿美元的铁路帝国。
Rockefeller knows that without Vanderbilt,
洛克菲勒了解没有了范德比尔特
he would've never been able to build his empire.
这个铁路帝国不能继续辉煌。
But Rockefeller's last remaining adversaries
不过这个洛克菲勒最后的对手，
refuse to go down without a fight.
绝不会坐以待毙。
Tom Scott, and his protégé, Andrew Carnegie,
汤姆·斯科特和他的门徒安德鲁·卡内基
have managed to survive.
也艰难地存活了下来。
And since Rockefeller's pipeline doesn't extend to Pittsburgh,
洛克菲勒的（运输）管道没有修建到匹兹堡，
he's forced to continue to use their trains.
他只能继续用对手的火车。
But Scott knows if he and Carnegie don't diversify,
但是斯科特知道，如果他和卡内基不主动寻求改变，
they won't survive.
他们就无法生存。
Scott devises an aggressive plan,to expand his empire.
斯科特制定了一个富有侵略性的计划来扩张他的帝国。
One that's sure to catch Rockefeller's attention.
这一计划一定会引起洛克菲勒的注意，
He's going to break into the oil business
他决定进军石油业，
by building a pipeline of his own.
建立属于他的石油（运输）管道。
But if there's one thing John Rockefeller hates more than anything else,
但是约翰·洛克菲勒最厌恶的事情，
it's competition.
就是竞争。
Tom Scott is in for war.
汤姆·斯科特就要参与一场战争。
I've tried to be friendly to the Pennsylvania.
我一直对宾州铁路非常友好，
I've given you plenty of business, have I not?
给了你们很多生意做，对吗？
And now, I find that you're invading my field.
现在，我认为你在侵入我的领域，
And that, my friend, is piracy.
朋友，这是掠夺。
We'll take your feelings into account,
我们会考虑你的感受，
Mr. Rockefeller.
洛克菲勒先生
Two thirds of the oil you carry comes from me.
你运输的石油中有2/3都是从我这来，
If you don't retreat, I'll take it to the other railroads.
如果你不停止你的计划，我会把生意给别的铁路公司。
As far as I'm aware, there isn't another railroad
据我所知，就没有第二家铁路公司
that runs from Pittsburgh to New York.
能从匹兹堡去纽约。