In the nineteenth century, Horatio Alger, a writer of fiction for young boys, became American's best-selling author with rags-to-riches tales.

在19世纪，读者受众为年轻男孩的小说作家霍雷肖·阿尔杰凭借讲述白手起家的故事成为美国最畅销作家。

The staff in this company have muscled Mr. Alger out of office.

该公司全体职员迫使阿尔杰先生辞职。

Ford: While I grew up, I read every Horatio Alger book I could get my hands on.

福特：我长大的过程中，读了我能找到 的霍雷肖阿尔杰的每一本书。

Before telling me his Horatio Alger story, though, he had something he wanted me to understand.

在讲述他的白手起家的奋斗史之前，他更想和我分享一些关于他自己的事。

That quintessentially American narrative, the Horatio Alger tale, makes the opposite case: With diligence and hard work, anyone can climb to the top.

美国作家霍雷肖•阿尔杰的作品告诉了我们一个相反的道理：只要勤奋和努力，任何人都可以爬上人生的顶峰。