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Twenty Authority
第二十課 權威
The submarine captain never been at odds with his first lieutenant before, and that put the whole crew at risk.
潛艇艇長以前從來沒有和他的第一副手發生意見不統一, 這使整個艦隊處境危險。
Now there was disagreement about a certain pro-cedure between the two and it had become distincly clear to all on board that they were in the middle of their own internal crisis.
現在兩人就某個程序發生了分歧，大家十分清楚他倆內心正處于危機之中。
The captain knew immediately, how-ever, that no one would know what to do in an emergency if the chain of command was at sixes and sevens.
不過，艇長很快就明白，如果指揮不當，出現緊急情況大家都會手足無措。
He had to make sure their minds were at rest.
他得想辦法讓大伙兒安下心來。
With the sub surfaced and set to be riding smoothly at sea level, the captain called an all-ship meeting.
等到潛艇浮上水面并開始在海平面上平穩行駛時，艇長召開了一次全體會議。
He explained the conflict at present to the entire crew and that at one time in each man's life, he would have conflict with authority.
他向全體水手解釋了目前的沖突，并說在每個人的一生當中，都有可能一度和權威發生沖突。
At the end of the day, how-ever, final decisions on every sub were the captain's.
但是到頭來每艘潛艇上的最終決定還是要由艇長來做。
The first lieutenant asked for permission to speak at once.
第一副艇長馬上要求批準他講話。
The captain was suddenlyat his mercy, but agreed at the expense of his authority to let the first lieutenant speak to the whole crew in his presence.
艇長突然處于他的控制之下，但他冒著犧牲權威的危險同意第一副艇長當著他的面向全體水手發表講話。
Standing at his elbow, the first lieutenant prepared to speak.
第一副艇長站在他身邊準備開始講話。
He looked totally in command at the moment, and the captain began to fear the worst.
此刻他看上去完全控制著局面，艇長開始擔心最壞的事情會發生。
At the height of his tension, however, the first lieutenant apologized for his in-subordination.
但是，在緊張的頂峰，第一副艦長為自己違抗命令做了道歉。
He then told the crew that he agreed with everything the captain had said and that they should all salute and honor him.
接著他告訴水手們他同意艇長所說的每一件事，大家應該贊美他，尊重他。
They all did so at his request.
在他的請求下，大家都這樣做了。
There was never a problem with authority again.
以后再也沒有出現過與權威的沖突。
