Is my boss sane? The probability is infinitely low as we might like. The boss may look quite normal. For brief moments, especially with clients, he may even act as such. Nevertheless, to those who are in on the story, nothing can entirely disguise that one has placed oneself in the hands of welldressed maniac.
我的老板通情达理吗?回答肯定的可能性比我们的期望低很多。你的老板可能看上去很正常。在简会上——尤其是有客户在的时候,他可能表现得也很正常。然而,对于那些跟老板“共处一室”的人来说,他们已经将自己置身于一个衣着光鲜的疯子手中,这一切已经一览无余。
The first response of the recently hired employee is akin to1 a new bride who, only a few weeks after toasting her nuptials2 with 350 friends in a marquee reception with champagne and salmon en croute3, is slapped hard across the face by her husband. The forgivable response is to hope and get the blusher out.
对此,那些新员工的第一反应和新婚新娘的反应如出一辙:几周前还在帐篷婚礼上享受着香槟和鲑鱼面包卷,和350 个朋友举杯庆祝她的婚礼,而今却迎来丈夫重重的一记耳光。而她只能希望并设法使红红的巴掌印早日褪去,算是原谅吧。