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He's asked a series of questions

他问了一连串的问题

For example, at the bottom of page 79, about 8 lines up,

例如 在79页最下面 倒数第8行

He says, "'A beast of the Foot,' replied the Wart, blessing his stars

他说 "兽脚" 沃特回应道 埃克托爵士的选择

that Sir Ector had chosen to give him a First Rate Education,

庇护了他的星辰 这给了他一级的教育

'is a horse, or a hound, or a hawk '"

"是一匹马 一条猎狗 亦或是一只鹰"

He's appreciative

他欣赏眼光独到

There are a series of questions and he does pass the test

有很多问题 但他顺利通过了测试

Because of this, his next thing is he has to undergo an ordeal

正因为此 他接下来要经受严酷的考验

Customary to become part of the group,

按惯例 成为组织中的一部分

do we start ordeals in society?

我们是以社会上的考验开始的吗

No, fraternities and sororities used to have them

不是 惯例上互助会和联谊会才会有这些

It's illegal now, but that doesn't mean we don't have them,

现在这是不合法的 但这并不意味着我们没有

not merely what they used to be

不仅仅是他们过去的方式

How about, you're all choosing careers, thinking about careers,

你们都在选择事业 那你们对事业有什么样的看法呢

thinking about how you want to make a lot of money

想想你们如何从事业中赚到一大笔钱

so you retire when you're 32

然后在32岁的时候就退休

Professions, do we have professions with ordeals?

从专业上讲 我们在专业中遇到过考验吗

Anybody aspiring to become an attorney?

有没有想成为律师的

Well, I'm not thinking more of being in a firm itself

我一直都想成为公司职员

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 纽约 费城 或其他城市

New York, Philadelphia, some place, you basically become a partner

的一个大公司里上班 你基本上会成为一个合作者

Now, a lot of firms go into nonpartner tracks because all

现在 很多公司开始实施非合作形式

people simply don't want to give up their lives

因为所有人都不会愿意放弃自己的生活

They'd rather just say, "I'll work this much

他们更愿意说 "我就干这么多活"

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

但一旦你达到自己能成为合作者的点时 就会离开公司

You're gone

你会离开 自己干

So this is an ordeal of sorts

所以这是一种考验

My next littlest brother was an investment banker

我最小的哥哥以前是个投资银行家

He was a managing partner at Goldman Sachs, investment banking firm

他以前在投资银行公司 高盛集团做管理合作者

If any of you are in finance,

如果你们中有谁在从事金融行业

you'd have dollar signs in front of your eyes now

那你现在满眼都是美元符号

When he was coming up, a year or two,to be voted for partner, he said,

当谈到一年或两年内被选为合作者的问题时 他说

"Well, I'm going to work 24 hours a day if I have to "

如果可以的话我希望每天能工作24小时

because I really want to become a partner "

因为我确实很想成为一个合作者"

He was already working 22 hours a day, so it wasn't much of a reach,

他一天已经工作22小时了 不可能比这更多了

you know, to reach to work 24

不可能达到一天24小时

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attorney [ə'tə:ni]

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n. (辩护)律师

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partner ['pɑ:tnə]

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n. 搭档,伙伴,合伙人
v. 同 ... 合

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ordeal [ɔ:'di:l, ɔ:'di:əl]

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n. 严酷的考验,痛苦的经验,神裁法

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illegal [i'li:gəl]

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adj. 不合法的,非法的
n. 非法移民

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tracks

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n. 轨道(track的复数);磁道;轮胎

 
blessing ['blesiŋ]

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n. 祝福,祷告

 
customary ['kʌstəməri]

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adj. 习惯的,惯例的

 
hawk [hɔ:k]

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n. 鹰,掠夺别人的人,鹰派人物
n. 清嗓<

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merely ['miəli]

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adv. 仅仅,只不过

 

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