跟著馬雲學英文去創業 下一個首富就是你
摘錄自:能力雜誌電子報
2015/4/29
文/潘俐婷
你有創業家特質嗎?
Entrepreneurs require the strong
passion and insistence on working with like-minded people. Don't necessarily
seek out “the best” people, but rather “the most suitable” people who will grow
with you.
(創業者需要的是濃厚的熱情與堅持,與志同道合的人一起努力。不需要費盡心思找到「最好的人」,而是要找到「最適合」且能與你一同成長的創業夥伴。)
說明:
1. 馬雲認為光有熱情還不夠,更需要堅持才能克服創業初期所面臨的種種挑戰。insistence是名詞,為「堅持」的意思;動詞為insist,即「堅持或主張某意見」之意,其後面接on+V-ing或that……。
另外,相較之下,persist雖有「堅持」的意思,但其更接近於「固執己見」的涵義,後面會接in+V-ing。
例句:The company was awarded for its insistence on product
quality and eco-friendly measures.
(這家公司以它對產品品質的堅持與環保的措施而獲獎。)
2. like-minded是形容詞,為「具有相近的想法、志趣相投的」之意,與congenial(協調的、同性質的)意思相同。
補充:
馬雲給創業者的建議還有:
1. Think things out for yourself rather
than blindly follow expert advice.
(少聽專家的意見,而要多用自己的腦袋思考。)
2. Entrepreneurs are always optimistic
and know how to maintain a positive outlook.
(創業者總有樂觀的態度,並且懂得維持積極的看法。)
解決「抱怨」就有機會
Everyone has something to complain
about. You can find opportunities in providing solutions.
(人人在抱怨的這項東西,你把它解決了,這就是機會。)
說明:
馬雲認為創業者不用抱怨沒機會,因為這世界可以抱怨的東西太多了,只要找到大家抱怨的地方,就有創業的機會。
provide最常見的意思為「提供」,其用法為provide+物+for+人,以及provide+人+with+物(提供某物給某人)。provide的其他意思還有「規定、預防準備」,常見的用法為provide+against。Provision為名詞,有「條款、供應品」的涵義。
例句:The reciprocal agreement made by the two companies provides
against any contingency during the period of cooperation.
(在這兩家公司的合作期間,這項互惠協議是為了預防偶發事件而做的準備。)
補充:
針對創業將面臨的問題,馬雲的其他相關建議有:
1. Your greatest asset today is all
your failure of the past and you must have the ability to endure failure.
(你今天最大的財富就是以前所有失敗的經歷,還有你必須具有忍受失敗的能力。)
2. Doing business is like going into
battle. If you make it back alive, you've succeeded. Those who blame others for
their faults will never make it back. So, take some time to learn how others
have failed in order to see your own problems.
(經營企業就像是在打仗,活著回來就是成功。一味怪罪別人的人,永遠不會回來。所以,花點時間去看別人怎麼失敗,以便去檢查自己的問題。)
打造明星團隊 guts最重要
Leaders are not necessarily the most
technically skilled people, but rather have the great breadth of mind, vision
and resilience.
(領導者不需要是最有才華的人,卻必須有偉大的胸懷、眼光以及受挫後快速復原的能力。)
說明:
馬雲認為,若是領導者的工作技能比部屬強,這就代表用錯人了。
1. breath是名詞,為「寬度」之意;形容詞為broad,即「寬的」之意,其相關用法有broad-minded「心胸廣闊的」。
例句:Being broad-minded and far-sighted is quite essential for a
successful entrepreneur.
(對一位成功企業家而言,具有寬大的胸襟與宏觀的遠見是相當重要的。)
2. resilience有「恢復力、韌性、彈性」的意思,形容詞為resilient,可以用來形容在物品材料、人的方面,其延伸涵義則為「適應力佳的」,與adaptable的意思相近。
例句:He is quite adaptable to any changing situation and lead
business innovation successfully.
(他對多變的外在環境相當有適應力,且能夠帶領企業成功創新。)
補充:
對於打造一個優秀的團隊,馬雲的其他相關建議有:
1. Becoming a successful business is
not about beating the competition; it is about creating your own unique
competitive advantage, by building your own team, mechanisms and corporate
culture.
(想成為一個優秀的企業,並不是要打敗所有的對手,而是要有自身獨特的競爭優勢,建立起自己的團隊、機制以及企業文化。)
2. Don't make yourself the hero. Having
an all-star team is more important than having a celebrity leader.
(別把自己當成英雄。打造一個明星團隊,比擁有一個明星領導者還要重要。)
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