A bridge spanning the Mississippi River wouldconnect

跨越密西西比河的桥梁将会

east to west like never before.

以前所未有的方式连接东部和西部

The key to success for any railroad

任何铁路公司成功的关键

is getting across the Mississippi River.

都是建立跨越密西西比河的桥梁

Once you get across the Mississippi river

跨越了密西西比河

you can move west.

你就能够进入西部

The question is: How do you get across the Mississippi river?

问题在于：如何跨越密西西比河

The bridge will have to be over a mile long.

这座桥的长度将超过一英里

One in four bridges built at the time fail.

当时每四座桥的建造中就有一座会失败

And nobody has built a rail bridge this big.

而且没人建过一座这么大的桥

But Carnegie knows there's no reward without risk.

但是卡内基懂得 没有风险就不会有回报

He invests everything he has into the bridge.

他将自己的一切都投入到了这座桥上

Andy Carnegie stepped up.

安迪·卡内基加快了步伐

He decided he could do it.

他认为他能做到

One striking thing about Carnegie--

卡内基有一个很重要的品质

and this is true of the great entrepreneurs--

这也是很多伟大企业家都具备的

they're willing to take risks.

也就是愿意冒险

They're willing to roll the dice and bet,

他们愿意下赌注 掷骰子

in later days, the whole corporation,

去建立整个公司

or in this case, bet his career.

或是像这里这样 赌上自己的职业生涯

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