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He's asked a series of questions
他問了一連串的問題
For example, at the bottom of page 79, about 8 lines up,
例如 在79頁最下面 倒數第8行
He says, "'A beast of the Foot,' replied the Wart, blessing his stars
他說 "獸腳" 沃特回應道 ?？送芯羰康倪x擇
that Sir Ector had chosen to give him a First Rate Education,
庇護了他的星辰 這給了他一級的教育
'is a horse, or a hound, or a hawk '"
"是一匹馬 一條獵狗 亦或是一只鷹"
He's appreciative
他欣賞眼光獨到
There are a series of questions and he does pass the test
有很多問題 但他順利通過了測試
Because of this, his next thing is he has to undergo an ordeal
正因為此 他接下來要經受嚴酷的考驗
Customary to become part of the group,
按慣例 成為組織中的一部分
do we start ordeals in society?
我們是以社會上的考驗開始的嗎
No, fraternities and sororities used to have them
不是 慣例上互助會和聯誼會才會有這些
It's illegal now, but that doesn't mean we don't have them,
現在這是不合法的 但這并不意味著我們沒有
not merely what they used to be
不僅僅是他們過去的方式
How about, you're all choosing careers, thinking about careers,
你們都在選擇事業 那你們對事業有什么樣的看法呢
thinking about how you want to make a lot of money
想想你們如何從事業中賺到一大筆錢
so you retire when you're 32
然后在32歲的時候就退休
Professions, do we have professions with ordeals?
從專業上講 我們在專業中遇到過考驗嗎
Anybody aspiring to become an attorney?
有沒有想成為律師的
Well, I'm not thinking more of being in a firm itself
我一直都想成為公司職員
If you're in a big firm in a big city in St Louis, Kansas City,
如果你在圣路易斯 堪瑟斯城 紐約 費城 或其他城市
New York, Philadelphia, some place, you basically become a partner
的一個大公司里上班 你基本上會成為一個合作者
Now, a lot of firms go into nonpartner tracks because all
現在 很多公司開始實施非合作形式
people simply don't want to give up their lives
因為所有人都不會愿意放棄自己的生活
They'd rather just say, "I'll work this much
他們更愿意說 "我就干這么多活"
I don't care if I get a piece of the firm "
"我不在乎是否占有公司的股份"
But you come up to a point where you become a partner or you're out
但一旦你達到自己能成為合作者的點時 就會離開公司
You're gone
你會離開 自己干
So this is an ordeal of sorts
所以這是一種考驗
My next littlest brother was an investment banker
我最小的哥哥以前是個投資銀行家
He was a managing partner at Goldman Sachs, investment banking firm
他以前在投資銀行公司 高盛集團做管理合作者
If any of you are in finance,
如果你們中有誰在從事金融行業
you'd have dollar signs in front of your eyes now
那你現在滿眼都是美元符號
When he was coming up, a year or two,to be voted for partner, he said,
當談到一年或兩年內被選為合作者的問題時 他說
"Well, I'm going to work 24 hours a day if I have to "
如果可以的話我希望每天能工作24小時
because I really want to become a partner "
因為我確實很想成為一個合作者"
He was already working 22 hours a day, so it wasn't much of a reach,
他一天已經工作22小時了 不可能比這更多了
you know, to reach to work 24
不可能達到一天24小時
