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The New York Central railroad
紐約中央鐵路公司
became the centerpiece of his empire,
成為了他整個帝國的中心
and it came to him as the sudden result
這一切正是他在復仇中
of a skillfully executed campaign to get revenge.
熟練策劃反擊的結果
Railroads soon criss-cross America,
鐵路很快就在美國交錯縱橫
tying together the country in a way
全國聯系的緊密程度
that just fifteen years earlier was unimaginable,
在15年之前是完全無法想象的
and providing over 180,000 jobs.
提供了18萬個工作崗位
Laying tracks becomes America's engine for unprecedented growth
推動了美國空前的發展
Railroads allowed the industrial economy
鐵路讓工業經濟
to boom in ways that it couldn't have before.
能以前所未有的方式蓬勃發展
One advance after the other,
一個接一個的技術進步
which essentially was led by the railroads,
歸根結底都是由鐵路的發展帶動的
largely because there was
這很大程度上是因為
a need to close the gap
人們有縮小
between those east of the Mississippi and those on the West Coast.
密西西比河以東同美國西岸之間差距的需要
Vanderbilt has made himself
范德比爾特讓自己成為了
the undisputed king of railroads.
鐵路業無可爭議的王者
And now, he wants the world to know it.
現在 他要向世界宣告這一點
He envisions a monument that will symbolize his immense power.
他設想了一座象征自己巨大權力的紀念碑
Work will begin on building a new station
新車站的建立工作即將開始
that will bring together the three railroads:
它將連起三條鐵路
the Harlem, the Hudson, and the Central.
哈萊姆 哈德遜和中央區
It shall be in the heart of New York
位于紐約中心
and be called the Grand Central Depot.
名字稱作大中央車站
Thousands of workers labor
成千上萬的工人
over the next two years,
經過兩年時間
on the most ambitious urban construction project America has ever seen.
完成了這一美國歷史上前所未有的雄偉城市建筑項目
Grand Central is the biggest building in all of New York City,
大中央車站是紐約市最龐大的城市建筑
and the biggest train station in the country,
也是全國最大的火車站
covering some twenty-two acres.
占地面積達到22英畝
This enormous building towered
這座巨型建筑
over every other building in New York at the time.
高聳在紐約當時的所有建筑之上
And it was a physical symbol of the size and power of Vanderbilt's railroad empire.
它是范德比爾特鐵路帝國規模和權力的象征
Its importance as a physical symbol,
它不僅具有象征意義
as a physical capital of his empire,
還是鐵路帝國的首府
cannot be underestimated.
重要性不可低估
And it still stamps New York's geography to this day.
直到現在 它仍然是紐約的一大標志性建筑
Vanderbilt may be on top of the world,
范德比爾特或許站在了世界之巔
but his blind ambition will soon make him vulnerable
他盲目的野心將很快讓他受到威脅
to a challenge coming from the most unlikely pair imaginable.
挑戰來自于或許最意想不到的兩個對手
To Vanderbilt's money!
為范德比爾特的錢干杯
