Like most young people who get breaks,
同很多得到机会的年轻人一样，
luck has a lot to do with it, and timing.
运气和时机都很重要。
And the second factor besides timing is that,
除了时机还有第二个因素，
as a young man, usually all of us would admit
作为年轻人我们一般都会承认
that there was a mentor, a benefactor.
自己有一位导师，一位恩人。
And when an older person who you respect and admire has confidence in you,
当一个你所尊敬而仰慕的长者对你有信心时，
it's a great booster to your own self-confidence.
你自己的自信也会得到巨大的提升。
By age 24, Carnegie is promoted to manager of the company.
24岁时卡内基被晋升为公司经理。
Working closely with Scott to oversee
同斯科特密切协作
the railroad's expansion west.
监督铁路向西的扩张。
So I bought 100,000 shares at $10 a share,
所以在合同的新闻传出来之前
before news of the contract came out.
我以10美元一股的价格买了10万股。
When the issue became public,
此事件公之于众后，
the shares doubled in value.
股价翻了一倍。
The next day, you know what I did?
第二天，知道我干了什么吗？
I sold them.
我卖了它们。
I didn't have to build a thing.
我并不需要创建什么东西。
The key is westward expansion.
关键是西部扩张。
Yes, sir.
是，先生，
Here. This is where I want the bridge.
这里。我想在这里建一座桥。
Right here.
就在这里。
Think you can you do it?
想想你能做到？
Yes, sir.
是，先生。
I know a good designer. James Eads.
我认识一个优秀的设计师。詹姆斯·伊兹。
He's crazy, but he's a genius.
他很疯狂，但他是个天才。
Bridge builder, is he?
他是桥梁建造师吗？
No. But he's quick, and he's cheap.
不。但是他行事迅速，而且要价很低。
He can do anything.
他什么都能做。
Come.
叫他来吧。
The bridge Scott has outlined...
斯科特所构想的桥
...will be the largest in America.
将成为美国最大的一座桥。
The problem is, Carnegie has no idea how to build it.
问题在于，卡内基不知道要怎么去建这座桥。