John Rockefeller was born in New York.
约翰•洛克菲勒出生在纽约。
His father traveled a lot and was known to be involved in shady business deals.
他的父亲经常出差，因为被卷入不正当的商业勾当而知名。
John was closer to his mother, Eliza, who took care of the family's six children. From his mother, John learned about discipline（自律） and hard work.
约翰和自己的母亲伊莱扎更亲近，母亲照顾家里的六个孩子。从他的母亲身上，约翰学到了自律和刻苦工作。
In 1853, the family moved to Cleveland, Ohio. John attended high school there.
1853年，这家人搬到了俄亥俄州的克利夫兰。约翰在那里上了高中。
He had planned to attend college upon graduation, but his father insisted that he get a job to help support the family.
他本打算在高中毕业后上大学，但他的父亲坚持认为他应该找一个工作来帮着养家糊口。
John took his first full-time job as a bookkeeper. He enjoyed the job and tried to learn all he could about the business.
约翰找到了他的第一份全职工作，是做一名薄记员。他很喜欢这份工作，并且尽他所能尝试学习与生意有关的东西。
John soon decided that he knew enough to start his own business.
不久后，约翰认为他已经了解足够多了，可以开始自己的事业。
In 1859, he started a produce business with his friend Maurice Clark. With John’s sharp eye for numbers and making a profit, the business was a success in the first year.
1859年，他和朋友莫里斯•克拉克开了一间生产公司。在约翰对数字以及盈利的犀利目光之下，在第一年中，公司取得了成功。
In 1863, Rockefeller decided to enter a new business.
1863年，洛克菲勒决定要进入一个新的行业。
Back then, the main type of oil was whale oil. However, whales were getting overhunted and whale oil was getting more and more expensive to get.
在当时，油的主要类型是鲸鱼油。然而，鲸鱼逐渐被过度捕杀，鲸鱼油的获取变得越来越昂贵。
Rockefeller decided to invest in a new type of fuel called kerosene（煤油）. Kerosene was made in a refinery from oil that was drilled out of the Earth.
洛克菲勒决定投资一种新的燃料，叫做煤油。煤油是在精炼厂中用从地球钻取的石油制作而成的。
Rockefeller and Clark started their own oil refinery（精炼厂） business.
洛克菲勒和克拉克开设了他们自己的炼油工厂。
In 1865, Rockefeller bought out Clark for $72,500 and formed an oil company.
1865年，洛克菲勒以72,500美元的价格买下了克拉克的股权，并开了一间石油公司。
Rockefeller used his business expertise（专长） to grow his oil business and to keep it making money.
洛克菲勒利用自己的生意特长发展其石油生意并使其持续盈利。
He controlled costs and reinvested the money he made back into his business.
他控制了成本，并把他挣的钱再次投资于自己的生意中。
He soon had the largest oil refinery business in Cleveland and one of the biggest in the United States.
不久后，他拥有了克利夫兰最大的石油精炼厂，也是美国最大的工厂之一。
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