By now Vanderbilt, a steamboat captain defying jail, slashing fares and pushing his boilers ever harder to travel more speedily, was fast becoming the “commodore” of this anti-monopolistic vanguard.

于是我们有了范德比尔特，他反抗贸易壁垒、降低渡船票价、尽可能烧旺蒸汽锅炉以加快行驶速度，迅速成为了这一反对“独占”的先驱阶层的“船长”。

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