纪录片《美国商业大亨传奇》 掌控全局(40)

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Roosevelt was the kind of figure that had to dominate, had to, in a sense, own the room.

罗斯福是很强势的那种人物 一定要占据主导的那种感觉

Roosevelt is from a wealthy New York family and could have become a businessman like Carnegie or Rockefeller, but he took a different path.

罗斯福来自纽约的一个富有之家 本来可以成为和卡内基或洛克菲勒一样的商人 但他选择了一条不同的路

Foregoing a career in business for one in politics.

弃商从政

But the young Roosevelt had an image problem.

但年轻时的罗斯福形象有问题

His fancy clothes and upper class demeanor¹ left him open to ridicule².

他那华丽的服装以及上流社会的举止招来了人们的嘲笑

He took great pains to remake his image posing in a New York City photography studio dressed as a Badlands hunter with a five hundred engraved³ silver hunting knife from Tiffany's.

他煞费苦心打造新形象 去纽约市的一家摄影工作室拍了照 扮作一个荒芜之地的猎人 拿着一把价值五百美元的蒂凡尼猎刀

The images help Roosevelt transform himself from a wealthy New York aristocrat⁴ into a man of the people.

这张照片帮助罗斯福转变了形象 从富裕的纽约贵族变成了属于人民的人

And, as Roosevelt enlists⁵ in the army, the image he manufactured becomes real.

罗斯福参军后 他打造的形象真的变成了现实

Theodore Roosevelt became a hero during the Spanish-American war.

西奥多·罗斯福在美西战争中成了英雄

And the republican boss of New York state said to Theodore Roosevelt, "you're my boy."

纽约州的共和党老板对西奥多·罗斯福说 你是我中意的孩子

Got him the Republican nomination⁶ and by virtue⁷ of his heroism⁸ became New York Governor.

他获得了共和党提名 并且凭借他的英雄主义当上了纽约州长

Roosevelt quickly demonstrated an independent streak⁹.

罗斯福很快展示出了他的独立倾向

Roosevelt could not be manipulated at all.

不会受人操纵