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1、Unit5Thecompanyman公司的人EllenGoodman艾伦·古德曼1Heworkedhimselftodeath,finallyandprecisely,at3:00A.M.Sundaymorning.最终,他于星期天凌晨3点工作致死。2Theobituarydidn'tsaythat,ofcourse.Itsaidthathediedofacoronarythrombosis--Ithinkthatwasit--buteveryoneamonghisfriendsandacquai
2、ntancesknewitinstantly.HewasaperfectTypeA,aworkaholic,aclassic,theysaidtoeachotherandshooktheirheads--andthoughtforfiveortenminutesaboutthewaytheylived.当然,讣告上没有这样写。讣告上写的是死于冠状动脉血栓证,但他的好友和熟识的人都心知肚明。他们互相握着手,摇头叹息地说他是一个追求完美的A型血人,一个典型的工作狂,然后用几分钟时间来反思自己的生活方式
3、。3Thismanwhoworkedhimselftodeathfinallyandpreciselyat3:00A.M.Sundaymorning--onhisdayoff--wasfifty-oneyearsoldandavice-president.Hewas,however,oneofsixvice-presidents,andoneofthreewhomightconceivably--ifthepresidentdiedorretiredsoonenough--havemovedtot
4、hetopspot.Philknewthat.这个男人最终在星期天凌晨三点整工作致死。星期天的早上,这天刚好是这个51岁的副总裁的休息日。他是公司六位副总裁之一,也是副总裁中三位最让人信任的人之一,如果总裁已经逝世或者退休的话,他已经成为了最高职位。菲尔清楚这一点。4Heworkedsixdaysaweek,fiveofthemuntileightornineatnight,duringatimewhenhisowncompanyhadbegunthefour-dayweekforeveryone
5、buttheexecutives.HeworkedliketheImportantPeople.Hehadnooutside"extracurricularinterests,"unless,ofcourse,youthinkaboutamonthlygolfgamethatway.ToPhil,itwaswork.Healwaysateeggsaladsandwichesathisdesk.Hewas,ofcourse,overweight,by20or25pounds.Hethoughtitw
6、asokay,though,becausehedidn'tsmoke.他一周工作六天,其中五天工作到夜里八九点,他的公司里除了高级官员,其他人都已经开始四天工作制。他工作起来像一个重要人物。当然,就像你想象中那样,他每月打一次高尔夫球,他没有其他的爱好。对菲尔而言,高尔夫是工作。他总是在他的桌前吃着吃鸡蛋沙拉三明治,他难免有点发福,超重了20-25磅。他想这没什么关系,因为他从不抽烟。5OnSaturdays,Philworeasportsjackettotheofficeinsteadofasu
7、it,becauseitwastheweekend.星期六,菲尔换下西服,穿着运动衫去上班,因为这是周末。6Hehadalotofpeopleworkingforhim,maybesixty,andmostofthemlikedhimmostofthetime.Threeofthemwillbeseriouslyconsideredforhisjob.Theobituarydidn'tmentionthat.他有大约60个人为他效力,大部分人在大部分时候觉得他很不错。其中三位紧盯着他的职位。讣告上
8、没有提及这些。7Butitdidlisthis"survivors"quiteaccurately.Heissurvivedbyhiswife,Helen,forty-eightyearsold,agoodwomanofnoparticularmarketableskills,whoworkedinanofficebeforemarryingandmothering.Shehad,accordingtoherdaughter,givenuptryingtocompetewithhi