美国著名发明家、汽车制造商亨利·福特曾说过：“美国的事业就是商业。”

Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, "The business of America is business."

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亨利·福特1909年在美国推出的“T型车”更便宜，因为它是在流水线上生产的。

Henry Ford's "Model T", introduced in America in 1909, was cheaper because it was made on the assembly line.

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然而，当“商业”一词被理解为“大企业”时，我们就能理解亨利·福特这句话的负面含义。

The negative side of Henry Ford's statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business.

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