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- When the water stops,more than 2,000 people lie dead.
- 水停后 两千多人死于横祸
- One in three are so mutilated they can't even be identified.
- 其中有三分之一尸体残缺 甚至无法辨识身份
- 1,600 Homes are destroyed...
- 1600间房屋被摧毁
- ...and over four square miles of the town are completely leveled.
- 超过四平方英里的城镇 被夷为平地
- The Johnstown Flood is the worst man-made disaster in the United States prior to 9/11 .
- 约翰斯顿洪灾是9/11袭击之前 美国所经历的最恶劣的人祸
- Bodies will be found for years to come.
- 很多年后还能找到死难者的尸体
- Some as far away as Cincinnati,350 miles from Johnstown.
- 有些甚至被冲到了辛辛那提 离约翰斯顿350英里
- Volunteers come from across the country to assist in the recovery.
- 全国各地的志愿者 参与到恢复行动
- The Flood is the first major peacetime relief effort of the recently formed American Red Cross.
- 这次洪灾是成立不久的美国红十字会第一次展开和平时期救援行动
- As outrage over the flood grows,the public looks for someone to blame.
- 随着对洪灾愤怒的升级公众开始四处寻找责任者
- Most of that blame falls on the members of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.
- 大多数指责都指向了南叉渔猎俱乐部的会员
- But the members deny responsibility.
- 但这些会员拒不承担责任
- Lawsuits are filed......But they're ultimately unsuccessful.
- 人们打起了官司但最终却未能胜诉
- In the eyes of an angry public,the South Fork members-- including Henry Frick--have gotten away with murder.
- 在愤怒的公众眼中 南叉会员 包括亨利·弗里克 行为无异于谋杀 却逍遥法外
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洛克菲勒、范德比尔特、卡内基、阿斯托、福特和摩根,他们的名字几乎是美国梦的近义词,也代表着美国梦的历史。他们转变了他们所接触的每个行业:石油、铁路、钢铁、船运、汽车,还有金融。他们的付出改变了一个国家。出身贫寒,他们却多次涉足总统选举,设立经济政策,影响他们那个年代——内战到大萧条时期。他们,被称为造就美国的人。
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