Robber barons? What's … ? Hang on, what're robber barons?

强盗大亨？什么… … ？等一下，强盗大亨是什么？

It is time we took action against these modern-day robber barons.

现在是我们采取行动对付这些现代强盗大亨的时候了。

When some people hear the word " capitalist" they picture the robber barons of the 19th century.

当人们听到" 资本家" 这个词时，通常会想到19世纪的强盗大亨。

Plus libraries got a boost from the private donations of wealthy robber baron philanthropists like Andrew Carnegie.

此外，图书馆的发展得益于安德鲁•卡内基等富有的强盗式男爵慈善家的私人捐赠。

They enclosed our imaginations in much the same manner as landlords and robber barons enclosed once-common lands.

他们以与地主和掠夺财富的巨头们一样的方式，限制了我们的想象力，就像他们将曾经共有的土地私有化一样。

Robber baron castles like these were built to levy tolls.

像这样的强盗男爵城堡是为了征收通行费而建造的。

Mark Twain was rich, but not a robber baron.

马克吐温很有钱， 但不是强盗大亨。

Part of the reason why railroads became so wildly successful in the first place… is because they were run by what were affectionately termed " robber barons" .

铁路之所以一开始就如此成功，部分原因是它们是由被亲切地称为“强盗大亨”的人经营的。

While some of these tycoons, such as Andrew  Carnegie, spent millions on philanthropic projects, most robber barons were  infamously ruthless and corrupt.

虽然其中一些大亨， 如安德鲁·卡内基， 在慈善项目上花费了数百万美元，但大多数强盗大亨都是臭名昭著的无情和腐败。

It's not only robber barons who can afford to be philanthropic. Let's listen to Toby Ord, a graduate student from Oxford University talking about how he makes a difference.

让我们听一听牛津大学一位名叫托比奥德的研究生为我们讲述他是如何做贡献的。

There’s a reason that the industrialists of the 19th century were known as robber barons: with more productivity came greater wealth, but also greater economic inequality.

19 世纪的实业家被称为强盗大亨是有原因的：生产力越高，财富就越多， 但经济不平等也越严重。

And so, you know, the robber barons and the industrial trusts that the FTC was charged with taking on a century ago - we're, once again, facing similar battles.

所以，你知道，联邦贸易委员会一个世纪前负责对付的强盗大亨和工业信托公司——我们再次面临类似的战斗。