名校励志英语演讲 第187期:一切皆有可能(9)

 　　I am equally excited about our progress with the development of the next generation of Avon's women leaders in China. Women now account for 78% of our total workforce¹ here. Even more impressive, 75% of our managers and supervisors² are women, and 30% of our most senior executive are women.

　　我感到同样兴奋的是，雅芳在中国培养下一代女性领导者所取得的成果。这里有78%的成员是女性，更令人钦佩的是，女性更在经理和主管队伍里占75%，咋最高层的管理人员中占30%。

　　With Avon's reputation for promoting women and my own career success, I am often asked for advice on how people can prepare themselves to be the leaders of tomorrow. In fact, over my career, I have come to believe that there are indeed some very special qualities that distinguish all leaders—and help them stand out in today's competitive arena³.

　　随着雅芳在为女性服务方面的声誉和对我个人职业成功的宣传，我经常被问及如何成为明日的领导者。其实，回想起我的职业生涯，我逐渐相信的确有一些非常特殊的品质决定了哪些人会成为领导者，并帮助他们在当今竞争激烈的环境中显露锋芒。

　　First is Passion. You have to love the work you do. You have to be excited to come to work every day. They taught us the four principles of marketing⁴ when I went to school: product, price, place, promotion⁵. But they didn't teach us the fifth, most critical principle which as far as I'm concerned is Passion, the key to being truly successful as a leader over the long run.

　　首先是热情。你必须热爱你所做的工作。你为每天去工作感到兴奋。我上学的时候老师教我们市场营销的四P原则：产品（product），价格（price），地点（place）和促销（promotion）。但他们没有告诉我第五个，也是我认为最重要的原则：热情（passion）——从长远来看，这是成为一个真正成功的领导者的关键因素。

　　No matter what career path you choose, I believe you have to love what you do. My own personal experience proves this point.

　　不管你选择哪一条职业发展之路，我认为你必须热爱你的选择。我的个人经历证明了这一点。

1 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

2 supervisors   

n.监督者，管理者( supervisor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I think the best technical people make the best supervisors. 我认为最好的技术人员可以成为最好的管理人员。 来自辞典例句
• Even the foremen or first-level supervisors have a staffing responsibility. 甚至领班或第一线的监督人员也有任用的责任。 来自辞典例句

3 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

4 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

5 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。