纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 新的对手(5)

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Thomas Edison has been a renowned¹ innovator² since the age of nineteen.

托马斯·爱迪生从19岁开始就成为了知名发明家

He first made his name by perfecting the telegraph before going on to invent the stock ticker,and the phonograph.

改进电报让他第一次声名远播 之后他又发明了股票自动报价机和留声机

In his lifetime, Edison will secure over one thousand patents.

一生中 爱迪生获得了超过一千项专利

But now, at thirty-one,Edison is on the verge³ of his greatest innovation yet.

不过在31岁这年 爱迪生最伟大的发明即将诞生

Edison had that unique ability to sort of look at this thing,then figure out how to use it in a way that no one had thought of to use it before.

爱迪生具有独特观察力 他总能找出别人没有想到的方式去使用某些东西

So this is where genius resides.

这就是天才所在之所

"Genius is eternal patience."

"天才就是永恒的耐心"

Michelangelo.

米开朗基罗

One invention catches Morgan's eye:the light bulb, and the electricity that powers it.

一项发明引起了摩根的注意 灯泡 以及提供能量的电力

A stream of invisible energy that heat tiny filaments⁴ in the bulbs that like magic, make them glow

一连串不可见的能量让灯泡中细小的灯丝发出神奇的光芒

Electric light will revolutionize the world.

电光将让世界发生变革

Like fire, or the wheel, it will transform human existence.

就像火和轮子一样 它将改变人类的生活

J.P. Morgan sees the potential in the revolutionary new technology immediately,and knows it's his chance to create his own legacy⁵.

J·P·摩根立刻看到了这种新技术的潜能 他意识到 自己创造伟大财富的机会到来了

One that will change the world forever.

这将会永远地改变世界