Andrew Carnegie 2
安德鲁•卡内基 2
As Carnegie made more money, he wanted to invest his money rather than spend it. He invested in various businesses like iron, bridges, and oil.
随着卡内基赚的钱越来越多，他想把自己的钱用来投资而不是花出去。他投资了多种行业，比如钢铁、桥梁和石油。
Many of his investments were successful and he also made a lot of business connections with important and powerful men.
他的很多投资都成功了，他也和重要的权威人士建立了很多商业联系。
In 1865, Carnegie established his first company. He began to put most of his efforts into ironworks.
1865年，卡内基建立了他的第一间公司。他开始把自己大部分精力投入钢铁行业。
Using his connections with the railroad companies, he was able to build bridges and sell railroad ties（铁路枕轨） made by his company.
利用自己与铁路公司的联系，他能够建造桥梁，并且出售由自己的公司制造的铁路轨枕。
He expanded his business over the next several years, building factories throughout the region.
在接下来的几年里，他扩大了自己的事业，在整个地区都建立了工厂。
Carnegie decided to invest in steel. He knew that steel was stronger than iron and would last longer. Steel would make more durable（耐用的） bridges, railroads, buildings, and ships.
卡内基决定要投资钢产业。他清楚钢比铁更坚固能维持更长时间。钢能建造出更耐用的桥梁、铁路、建筑和航船。
He also learned of a new steel making process that enabled steel to be made quicker and cheaper than before.
他还听说一种新的制钢工序，该工序能够比从前更快、更便宜地制作钢。
He formed the Carnegie Steel Company. He built a number of large steel factories and soon had a large percentage of the world steel market.
他建立了卡内基钢铁公司。并且成立了几个大的钢铁厂，占据了世界钢材市场的很大比重。
In 1901, Carnegie formed U.S. Steel with the banker J. P. Morgan. This became the largest corporation in the world.
1901年，卡内基和银行家J.P.摩根建立了美国钢铁公司。该公司成为了世界上最大的企业。
Carnegie had gone from a poor Scottish immigrant to one of the richest men in the world.
卡内基从一个贫穷的苏格兰移民成为了世界上最富有的人之一。
Andrew Carnegie felt that being rich was just the first part of his life.
安德鲁•卡内基认为变得富有只是他人生的第一部分。
Now that he was rich, he decided that he should spend the rest of his life giving away his money to needy causes（贫困事业）.
既然他现在已经很富有了，他决定应该用剩下来的时间把其财富捐赠给贫困事业。
One of his favorite causes was libraries. His funding contributed to over 1,600 libraries being built around the United States and the world.
他最喜欢的事业之一就是图书馆。在全美和全世界范围内，卡内基共捐款建立了1600多座图书馆。
He also gave money to help with education and funded the building of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
他还出资帮助教育事业，并且拨款建立了位于匹兹堡的卡内基梅隆大学。
Carnegie died of pneumonia（肺炎） on August 11, 1919 in Lenox, Massachusetts. He left the majority of what remained of his wealth to charity.
卡内基于1919年8月11日在马萨诸塞州雷诺，因肺炎去世。他将自己剩下的大部分财产留给了慈善基金会。