美国商业大亨传奇 第5期:铁路之争(5)

"Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt grew up poor,
"船队队长"科尼利厄斯·范德比尔特出身贫穷，
but has created a railroad empire,
却建立起了一个铁路帝国，
making him the richest man in the country.
这也让他成为了国内最富有的人。
At 72, he's thirty years past the average life expectancy,
72岁那年，他已超出平均预期寿命30岁，
and his competitors see him as weak.
对手们都以为他不行了。
It's a mistake they'll come to regret.
但这是一个他们会后悔的错误。
Locked in a battle for control of the rail lines east of the Mississippi,
胶着于密西西比河以东铁路线控制权的战役，
the Commodore is holding nothing back.
船长毫无保留。
I want you to close the Albany Bridge.
我希望你关闭奥尔巴尼桥。
We're gonna watch them bleed.
我们将看着他们流血。
Vanderbilt controls the only bridge into New York City,
范德比尔特控制着唯一一座进入纽约市的桥梁，
America's busiest port.
美国最繁忙的港口。
Seizing an opportunity, he sets up a blockade.
抓住机会后，他建立起了封锁。
This train will not be going any farther!
这辆火车无法继续前行！
Shutting the bridge leaves millions of pounds of cargo
封锁桥梁让数百万磅计的货物
unable to reach the rest of the country,
无法送达国内其它地方。
and slowly bleeds his competitors dry.
这慢慢让竞争对手流干了血。
Before their stock is worthless,
在他们的股票变得不值钱之前，
the presidents of the rival railroad
竞争铁路的主席们
try to sell all their shares.
试着抛售了手头所有的股份。
Word quickly reaches Wall Street,
消息很快传到华尔街，
triggering a massive sell-off.
股价大幅下跌。
Come on, put some money in that. Come on.
来吧，加点钱在那上面。来吧。
New York Central shares are dropping fast.
纽约中央铁路公司股价正在飞速下跌。
How low?
低至多少？
$20 a share.
20美元一股。
Buy everything you can.
买下你所能买到的所有股票。
Vanderbilt was buying all of that stock
范德比尔特以最低价
that suddenly flooded the market at rock-bottom prices.
买下了股市上疯狂抛售的所有股票。
Three aces.
三张A
Ooh, that's good.
喔，太棒了。
In just days,
几天时间内，
Vanderbilt takes control of the rival railroad,
范德比尔特就控制了对手的铁路公司，
creating the largest single rail company in America.
在美国建立起了最大的独立铁路公司。