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1、Unit2TheCompanyManEllenGoodman11Heworkedhimselftodeath,finallyandprecisely,at3:00a.m.Sundaymorning.2Theobituarydidn’tsaythat,ofcourse.Itsaidthathediedofacoronarythrombosis—Ithinkthatwasit—buteveryoneamonghisfriendsandacquaintancesknewitinstantly.HewasaperfectTypeA2,aworkaholic,aclassic
2、,theysaidtoeachotherandshooktheirheads—andthoughtforfiveortenminutesaboutthewaytheylived.3Thismanwhoworkedhimselftodeathfinallyandpreciselyat3:00a.m.Sundaymorning—onhisdayoff—wasfifty-oneyearsoldandavice-president.Hewas,however,oneofsixvice-presidents,andoneofthreewhomightconceivably—i
3、fthepresidentdiedorretiredsoonenough—havemovedtothetopspot.Philknewthat.4Heworkedsixdaysaweek,fiveofthemuntileightornineatnight,duringatimewhenhisowncompanyhadbegunthefour-dayweekforeveryonebuttheexecutives.HeworkedliketheImportantPeople3.Hehadnooutside“extracurricularinterests,”unless
4、,ofcourse,youthinkaboutamonthlygolfgamethatway.ToPhil,itwaswork.Healwaysateeggsaladsandwichesathisdesk.Hewas,ofcourse,overweight,by20or25pounds.Hethoughtitwasokay,though,becausehedidn’tsmoke.5OnSaturdays,Philworeasportsjackettotheofficeinsteadofasuit,becauseitwastheweekend.6Hehadalotof
5、peopleworkingforhim,maybesixty,andmostofthemlikedhimmostofthetime.Threeofthemwillbeseriouslyconsideredforhisjob.Theobituarydidn’tmentionthat.7Butitdidlisthis“survivors”quiteaccurately.Heissurvivedbyhiswife,Helen,forty-eightyearsold,agoodwomanofnoparticularmarketableskills,whoworkedinan
6、officebeforemarryingandmothering.Shehad,accordingtoherdaughter,givenuptryingtocompetewithhisworkyearsago,whenthechildrenweresmall.Acompanyfriendsaid,“Iknowhowmuchyouwillmisshim.”Andsheanswered,“Ialreadyhave.”8“Missinghimalltheseyears,”shemusthavegivenuppartofherselfwhichhadcaredtoomuch
7、fortheman.Shewouldbe“welltakencareof.”9His“dearlybeloved”eldestofthe“dearlybeloved”childrenisahard-workingexecutiveinamanufacturingfirmdownSouth.Inthedayandahalfbeforethefuneral,hewentaroundtheneighborhoodresearchinghisfather,askingtheneighborswhathewaslike.Theywereembarrassed.10Hiss
