英語小達(dá)人每天10分鐘 322 Prepare Three Envelopes

[00:01.50]Prepare Three Envelopes 準(zhǔn)備三個信封 [00:06.45]A bright young man had just been hired as the new general manager of a large firm. 一個精明的年輕人剛被任命為一家大公司的總經(jīng)理。 [00:19.37]The manager who was stepping down met with him privately and handed him three numbered envelopes. 前任經(jīng)理私下里見了他并給了他三個編了號的信封。 [00:26.06]"Open one if you encounter a crisis you don't think you can solve," he said. “當(dāng)你遇到自己無法化解的危機(jī)時就打開一個信封，”前任經(jīng)理說。 [00:33.54]Well, things went along pretty smoothly, 剛開始一切進(jìn)展順利， [00:36.59]but six months later, everything went wrong. 可是6個月后，所有事情都變糟了。 [00:40.41]Sales took a nosedive and he was really catching a lot of heat from the board. 因為銷售額驟降，新任的總經(jīng)理備受董事會的指責(zé)。 [00:46.14]At his wit's end, he remembered the three envelopes in his drawer. 全然束手無策之時，他想起了放在抽屜里的三個信封。 [00:51.35]He hurried back to his office and took out the first envelope. 他趕緊回到辦公室，拿出第一個信封。 [00:57.07]The message inside read, "Blame your predecessor." 里面的紙上寫著：“抨擊你的前任?！? [01:02.26]The new manager called a press conference 新任總經(jīng)理召開了一個新聞發(fā)布會， [01:05.18]and tactfully laid the blame at the feet of the previous general manager. 圓通得體地把責(zé)任推到了前任總經(jīng)理的身上。 [01:10.39]Satisfied with his comments, the board, the press, and Wall Street responded positively, 董事會滿意他的解釋，媒體和華爾街也對他的說辭做出了下面的反應(yīng)， [01:17.36]sales picked up, stock prices rose and the problem was soon behind him. 銷售額上漲，股票也回升了，問題很快就得到了解決。 [01:24.01]About a year later, the firm was again experiencing a slight dip in sales, 又過了一年左右，公司的銷售額又出現(xiàn)了小幅下降， [01:30.07]combined with serious product problems. 還有嚴(yán)重的產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量問題。 [01:32.31]Having learned from his previous experience, 有了上次的經(jīng)驗， [01:36.05]the manager wasted no time in opening the second envelope. 總經(jīng)理馬上就拆開了第二個信封。 [01:40.58]The message read, "Reorganize." 里面的紙上寫著：“重組?！? [01:44.03]This he did, and again the company quickly rebounded. 他這樣做了，公司很快就重振聲威了。 [01:49.41]After several consecutive profitable quarters, 在連續(xù)幾個季度贏利后， [01:53.09]the company once again fell on difficult times. 公司再次陷入危機(jī)。 [01:57.17]The manager went to his office, 總經(jīng)理回到辦公室， [01:59.13]closed the door and opened the third envelope. 鎖上門，打開了第三個信封。 [02:03.23]The simple message said, "Prepare three envelopes!" 里面的紙上寫著簡單的幾個字：“準(zhǔn)備三個信封!”

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