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Approaching the final decade of the century,Carnegie Steel is more profitable than ever.
在世纪的最后十年 卡内基钢铁公司比以往任何时候都更赚钱
Carnegie rewards Frick by making him chairman of his company.
卡内基对弗里克的奖励是让他成为公司的主席
The second most powerful man in steel.
钢铁中第二有权势的人
But for Frick, it's not enough.
但在弗里克看来 这还不够
He wants his boss's seat at the table.
他希望坐上老板的宝座
Frick's father had been a failure.
弗里克的父亲是个失败
And now he wants to make sure that everyone knows that he's not his father.
现在 他想让所有人知道他不是他的父亲
Frick, purchases land in the hills east of Pittsburgh.
弗里克买下了匹兹堡东面山区的土地
On it, he builds a members only club for some of the wealthiest men in the country.
在这片土地上 他建造了一座会员专享俱乐部 招待全国最有钱的一些人
The South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club sits on a huge artificial lake,where club members can boat and fish.
南叉渔猎俱乐部 位于一个巨大的人工湖上 俱乐部会员可以在湖中游船 钓鱼
Even Carnegie joins the club.
卡内基也加入了俱乐部
It doesn't seem like a problem to me,we know who our friends are,and we know how to please them.
在我看来这不是问题 我们知道谁是朋友 我们也知道如何取悦他们
Yes, and you can always buy a man. However,If it's possible not to,I would think that's a better--
当然 你总可以买通一个人 但是如果能不那样的话 我认为那会更好
Excuse me just for one moment.
请允许我失陪一会
To create their playground,the club takes control of the South Fork dam,holding 20 million tons of water.
为了建造这个游乐场所 俱乐部控制了南叉大坝 截流了2000万吨水
The largest dam of its kind in the world.
这是世界上同类大坝中最大的
Just 14 miles downriver lies Johnstown......a working class community of steel workers and their families,who live under the constant threatthat the next rainstorm will wash away the dam.
约翰斯顿就在河流下游14英里处 很多钢铁工人和家人住在这座城里 他们一直都非常担心 大坝无法经受下次暴雨的考验
City officials beg Frick to strengthen the dam.
市政府官员请求弗里克加固大坝
But he ignores their pleas completely.
但他完全无视他们的请求
