精力充沛是一种超能力(上)

从足球经理到CEO，精力充沛是一种超能力。

双语精读

Klopped out

克洛普能量耗尽

From football managers to CEOs energy is a superpower.

从足球经理到CEO，精力充沛是一种超能力。

Jurgen Klopp is a football manager. That means there is a limit to how much he can teach corporate bosses about how to do their jobs.

尤尔根·克洛普是一名足球经理。这意味着他能给公司老板提出的如何做好工作的指导是有限的。

Managers in firms tend not to be parent substitutes to their charges, envelop people in bear hugs after a successful meeting or use the gegenpressing technique against rivals.

公司的经理们一般不会成为下属的替身父母，不会在会议取得圆满成功后给人们来一个熊抱，也不会对竞争对手使用球场上的高位压迫战术。

But Mr Klopp has drawn back the veil on a crucial ingredient of success in almost every walk of life: energy. To general surprise Mr Klopp announced on January 26th that he would be leaving his job as manager of Liverpool Football Club later this year.

但克洛普揭示了要想在各行各业取得成功的一个关键因素：精力。克洛普在1月26日宣布了令公众感到惊讶的消息，他将在今年晚些时候辞去利物浦足球俱乐部经理的职务。

His team is leading the English Premier League, the most-watched competition in the world's most popular sport. His job is secure-his contract does not run out until 2026-and he claims still to love it.

他的球队在英超联赛中处于领先地位，这是世界上最受欢迎的运动中最受关注的比赛。他的工作很稳定（他的合同直到2026年才到期），他也声称自己仍然热爱这份工作。

But after eight years in the role, and more in management, he is running out of energy. His resources are finite, he said. "I can't do it on three wheels, I don't want to be a passenger."

但在担任该职位八年，以及做了更长时间的管理工作后，他的精力正在耗尽。他说，他的资源是有限的。“我不能用三个轮子来开这辆车（我不能在精力不济的情况下做这份工作），我更不想当一个没有用的人。”

Mr Klopp is not the first high-profile person to make this kind of decision. Jacinda Ardern resigned as prime minister of New Zealand in January 2023, saying that she no longer had enough in the tank to do the job.

克洛普并不是第一个做出这种决定的名人。杰辛达·阿德恩于2023年1月辞去新西兰总理一职，称自己已经没有足够的精力来完成这项工作。

Jeff Kindler cited the extreme demands of his role when he stopped being the boss of Pfizer, a drugmaker, in 2010, saying he was looking forward to recharging his batteries.

杰夫·金德勒在2010年不再担任制药公司辉瑞的老板时，说辞职原因在于这份工作的要求非常高，他说他很期待自己去充充电（恢复精力）。

But admissions like this are nonetheless rare from someone leading an organisation. For energy is one of those factors that reliably differentiates bosses from those below them.

但承认这些原因对于组织的领导者来说仍然很罕见。因为精力是将老板与下属明显区分开来的因素之一。

Ability, ambition and luck all play a big part in climbing the greasy pole. But energy plays an outsize role.

能力、抱负和运气都对往上爬发挥着重要作用。但精力的作用尤为重要。

High-achievers have done their email and a full workout before the sun rises. They don't cancel breakfasts because they are feeling a bit tired; they certainly don't admit to doing so.

高成就者在太阳升起之前就已经处理完了电子邮件，做完了整套健身。他们不会因为感觉有点累而不吃早餐，当然即使这样做了他们也不会承认。

They are less likely to nod off in the middle of the afternoon. They get off the red-eye and work a normal day.

他们不太可能在下午打瞌睡。他们刚下夜间航班的飞机，就能正常工作一整天。

And that is just on the way up. Talk to people who have made the leap to CEO and they will frequently comment on how intense the job is, and how hard it is to switch off.

而这还只是在上升期的表现。与那些实现了职位跃升、成为CEO的人交谈时，他们经常会说CEO的工作压力多么大，以及自己想关机休息一下是多么困难。

词汇预习

• frequently [高考]

  美[ˈfriːkwəntli] | 英[ˈfriːkwəntli]

  adv. 频繁地；经常地

• corporate [高考]

  美[ˈkɔːrpərət] | 英[ˈkɔːpərət]

  adj. 法人的；公司的；社团的；共同的；全体的

• leap [高考]

  美[liːp] | 英[liːp]

  v. 跳跃；跃过；跃 n. 跳跃；跃

• prime [高考]

  美[praɪm] | 英[praɪm]

  adj. 主要的; 基本的; 最好的; 首选的 n. 鼎盛时期 v. 事先指点; 事先准备

• technique [高考]

  美[tekˈniːk] | 英[tekˈniːk]

  n. 技术；技巧；技能

• switch [高考]

  美[swɪtʃ] | 英[swɪtʃ]

  n. 转换；开关；鞭子 v. 改变；交换；转换；鞭打

• rare [高考]

  美[rer] | 英[reə(r)]

  adj. 罕见的；珍贵的；煎得嫩的

• secure [高考]

  美[sɪˈkjʊr] | 英[sɪˈkjʊə(r)]

  adj. 安全的；牢靠的；稳妥的 vt. 使安全；获得；固定

• extreme [高考]

  美[ɪkˈstriːm] | 英[ɪkˈstriːm]

  adj. 极度的；极端的 n. 极端；极限

• ambition [高考]

  美[æmˈbɪʃn] | 英[æmˈbɪʃn]

  n. 雄心；抱负；野心；精力 vt. 追求；有 ... 野心

• minister [高考]

  美[ˈmɪnɪstər] | 英[ˈmɪnɪstə(r)]

  n. 外交使节；部长；大臣；牧师 v. 照顾；给予帮助

• tank [高考]

  美[tæŋk] | 英[tæŋk]

  n. 箱；罐；槽；贮水池；坦克 vt. 把 ... 储于槽中

• organisation [高考]

  美[ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃn] | 英[ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃn]

  n. 组织；团体；条理

• comment on [高考]

  美[ˈkɑmɛnt ɑn] | 英[ˈkɔment ɔn]

  对 ... 评论

• switch off [高考]

  美[swɪtʃ ɔːf] | 英[swɪtʃ ɒf]

  (用开关)关掉

• admit to [高考]

  美[ædˈmɪt tu] | 英[ədˈmit tu:]

  许可进入； 承认

• means [高考]

  美[miːnz] | 英[miːnz]

  n. 方法；手段；收入；财产 v. 意思是，意味（动词mean的第三人称单数）

• crucial [高考]

  美[ˈkruːʃl] | 英[ˈkruːʃl]

  adj. 决定性的；关键的

• intense [高考]

  美[ɪnˈtens] | 英[ɪnˈtens]

  adj. 强大的；紧张的；强烈的；激烈的；深刻的

• profile [高考]

  美[ˈproʊfaɪl] | 英[ˈprəʊfaɪl]

  n. 侧面；轮廓；形象；简介 v. 描绘 ... 轮廓；评论人物

• would [高考]

  美[wʊd , wəd] | 英[wʊd , wəd]

  aux. 将；可能；大概；总会；愿意；will的过去式

• veil [四级]

  美[veɪl] | 英[veɪl]

  n. 面纱；面罩；掩饰物 vt. 使戴面纱；遮蔽 vi. 戴面纱

• email [四级]

  美['imeɪl] | 英['i:meɪl]

  vt. 发电子邮件；给……发电子邮件 n. 电子邮件，电子信函

• superpower [四级]

  美[ˈsupərpaʊə(r)] | 英[ˈsu:pəpaʊə(r)]

  n. 超级大国；超能力

• nonetheless [四级]

  美[ˌnʌnðəˈles] | 英[ˌnʌnðəˈles]

  adv. 尽管如此(仍然)

• forward to [四级]

  美 | 英

  期待；转发到；……的前言

• leading [四级]

  美[ˈliːdɪŋ , ˈledɪŋ] | 英[ˈliːdɪŋ , ˈledɪŋ]

  adj. 领导的；指导的；主要的；在前的

• reliably [六级]

  美[rɪˈlaɪəblɪ] | 英[rɪ'laɪəblɪ]

  adv. 可靠地；可信赖地；确实地

• finite [六级]

  美[ˈfaɪnaɪt] | 英[ˈfaɪnaɪt]

  adj. 有限的

• out of [六级]

  美[aʊt ʌv] | 英[aut ɔv]

  prep. 离…一段距离；从…里；离开 ...；出于

• kind of [六级]

  美[kaɪnd ʌv] | 英[kaind ɔv]

  adv. 有点儿

• success in [六级]

  美[səkˈsɛs ɪn] | 英[səkˈses in]

  v. 在 ... 方面的成功

• envelop [六级]

  美[ɪnˈveləp] | 英[ɪnˈveləp]

  vt. 包封；遮盖；包围

• resigned [专八]

  美[rɪˈzaɪnd] | 英[rɪˈzaɪnd]

  adj. 认命的；顺从的；听任的

• workout [考研]

  美[ˈwɜːrkaʊt] | 英[ˈwɜːkaʊt]

  n. 健身；练习；考验

• outsize [考研]

  美[ˈaʊtˌsaɪz] | 英[ˈaʊtsaɪz]

  adj. 特大的(=outsized)；极重的 n. 特大号服装

• don [托福]

  美[dɑn] | 英[dɒn]

  n. 先生（西班牙用语）；(牛津、剑桥大学的)指导教师 v. 穿上

重点讲解

Klopped out

克洛普能量耗尽

From**** football**** managers**** to**** CEOs**** energy**** is**** a superpower****.****

从足球经理到CEO，精力充沛是一种超能力。

Jurgen**** Klopp is**** a football**** manager.**** That**** means there is**** a limit to**** how much**** he**** can teach corporate bosses**** about how to**** do**** their jobs****.****

尤尔根·克洛普是一名足球经理。这意味着他能给公司老板提出的如何做好工作的指导是有限的。

Managers in firms tend not to be parent substitutes to their charges, envelop people in bear hugs after a successful meeting or use the gegenpressing technique against rivals.

公司的经理们一般不会成为下属的替身父母，不会在会议取得圆满成功后给人们来一个熊抱，也不会对竞争对手使用球场上的高位压迫战术。

charge  n.

1. 主管；照管

【例】I'm leaving the school in your charge. 

我这就把学校交给你掌管。

【搭配】take charge of/be in charge of sth 负责某事

2. 被照管的人

【例】The nurse took her young charges for a walk. 

保姆带着她照管的孩子们去散步。

draw back

1. 后退；撤退

【例】She drew back in surprise when the bird suddenly flew out of the bush.

当鸟突然从灌木丛中飞出时，她惊讶地后退了几步。

2. 拉开

【例】She drew back the curtains and let the sunlight in. 

她拉开窗帘让阳光照进来。

【反义词】draw the curtains 把窗帘拉上

But Mr Klopp has drawn back the veil on a crucial ingredient of success in almost every walk of life: energy. To general surprise Mr Klopp announced on January 26th that he would be leaving his job as manager of Liverpool Football Club later this year.

但克洛普揭示了要想在各行各业取得成功的一个关键因素：精力。克洛普在1月26日宣布了令公众感到惊讶的消息，他将在今年晚些时候辞去利物浦足球俱乐部经理的职务。

charge  n.

1. 主管；照管

【例】I'm leaving the school in your charge. 

我这就把学校交给你掌管。

【搭配】take charge of/be in charge of sth 负责某事

2. 被照管的人

【例】The nurse took her young charges for a walk. 

保姆带着她照管的孩子们去散步。

draw back

1. 后退；撤退

【例】She drew back in surprise when the bird suddenly flew out of the bush.

当鸟突然从灌木丛中飞出时，她惊讶地后退了几步。

2. 拉开

【例】She drew back the curtains and let the sunlight in. 

她拉开窗帘让阳光照进来。

【反义词】draw the curtains 把窗帘拉上

His team is leading the English Premier League, the most-watched competition in the world’s most popular sport. His job is secure—his contract does not run out until 2026—and he claims still to love it.

他的球队在英超联赛中处于领先地位，这是世界上最受欢迎的运动中最受关注的比赛。他的工作很稳定（他的合同直到2026年才到期），他也声称自己仍然热爱这份工作。

run out

1. 耗尽；用光

【例】Timing is running out.

快没有时间了。

2. （文件）到期；失效

【例】His driving license has run out.

他的驾照过期了。

【近义词】expire/no longer valid/come to an end 到期

finite  adj. （数量、边界等）有限的

【例】The universe is infinite, but our resources are finite.

宇宙是无限的，但我们的资源是有限的。

【辨析】definite  adj. 肯定的；确定的

【例】a definite answer  一个确定的答复

do sth on three wheels  在状态不好/困难的情况下做某事

【例】After our team lost a key member, we were trying to finish the project on three wheels.

团队失去了一个关键成员后，我们努力在人手不足的情况下完成这个项目。

passenger  n. 乘客；不干活的无用人员

【例】The firm cannot afford to carry passengers. 

公司养不起白吃饭、不干活的人。

【拓展】free rider/slacker  n. 搭便车的人；划水偷懒的人

But after eight years in the role, and more in management, he is running out of energy. His resources are finite, he said. “I can’t do it on three wheels, I don’t want to be a passenger.”

但在担任该职位八年，以及做了更长时间的管理工作后，他的精力正在耗尽。他说，他的资源是有限的。“我不能用三个轮子来开这辆车（我不能在精力不济的情况下做这份工作），我更不想当一个没有用的人。”

run out

1. 耗尽；用光

【例】Timing is running out.

快没有时间了。

2. （文件）到期；失效

【例】His driving license has run out.

他的驾照过期了。

【近义词】expire/no longer valid/come to an end 到期

finite  adj. （数量、边界等）有限的

【例】The universe is infinite, but our resources are finite.

宇宙是无限的，但我们的资源是有限的。

【辨析】definite  adj. 肯定的；确定的

【例】a definite answer  一个确定的答复

do sth on three wheels  在状态不好/困难的情况下做某事

【例】After our team lost a key member, we were trying to finish the project on three wheels.

团队失去了一个关键成员后，我们努力在人手不足的情况下完成这个项目。

passenger  n. 乘客；不干活的无用人员

【例】The firm cannot afford to carry passengers. 

公司养不起白吃饭、不干活的人。

【拓展】free rider/slacker  n. 搭便车的人；划水偷懒的人

Mr Klopp is not the first high-profile person to make this kind of decision. Jacinda Ardern resigned as prime minister of New Zealand in January 2023, saying that she no longer had enough in the tank to do the job.

克洛普并不是第一个做出这种决定的名人。杰辛达·阿德恩于2023年1月辞去新西兰总理一职，称自己已经没有足够的精力来完成这项工作。

cite  v. 提及（原因）

【例】She cited her health as the reason for her early retirement.

她以健康原因为由提前退休。

differentiate A from B  把A和B区分开

【例】to differentiate fact from opinion 区分观点与事实

【近义词】distinguish  v. 区分

Jeff Kindler cited the extreme demands of his role when he stopped being the boss of Pfizer, a drugmaker, in 2010, saying he was looking forward to recharging his batteries.

杰夫·金德勒在2010年不再担任制药公司辉瑞的老板时，说辞职原因在于这份工作的要求非常高，他说他很期待自己去充充电（恢复精力）。

cite  v. 提及（原因）

【例】She cited her health as the reason for her early retirement.

她以健康原因为由提前退休。

differentiate A from B  把A和B区分开

【例】to differentiate fact from opinion 区分观点与事实

【近义词】distinguish  v. 区分

But admissions like this are nonetheless rare from someone leading an organisation. For energy is one of those factors that reliably differentiates bosses from those below them.

但承认这些原因对于组织的领导者来说仍然很罕见。因为精力是将老板与下属明显区分开来的因素之一。

cite  v. 提及（原因）

【例】She cited her health as the reason for her early retirement.

她以健康原因为由提前退休。

differentiate A from B  把A和B区分开

【例】to differentiate fact from opinion 区分观点与事实

【近义词】distinguish  v. 区分

Ability, ambition and luck all play a big part in climbing the greasy pole. But energy plays an outsize role.

能力、抱负和运气都对往上爬发挥着重要作用。但精力的作用尤为重要。

outsize  adj. 特大的；超过一般尺寸的

【例】an outsize coat  超大的外套

【近义词】disproportionate  adj.不成比例的；太大或太小的

high-achiever  n. 高成就者

【例】She was always a high-achiever, graduating top of her class and becoming a successful lawyer.

她一直是个高成就者，以班级第一的成绩毕业并成为了一名成功的律师。

【近义词】top performer 能力强者

High-achievers have done their email and a full workout before the sun rises. They don’t cancel breakfasts because they are feeling a bit tired; they certainly don’t admit to doing so.

高成就者在太阳升起之前就已经处理完了电子邮件，做完了整套健身。他们不会因为感觉有点累而不吃早餐，当然即使这样做了他们也不会承认。

outsize  adj. 特大的；超过一般尺寸的

【例】an outsize coat  超大的外套

【近义词】disproportionate  adj.不成比例的；太大或太小的

high-achiever  n. 高成就者

【例】She was always a high-achiever, graduating top of her class and becoming a successful lawyer.

她一直是个高成就者，以班级第一的成绩毕业并成为了一名成功的律师。

【近义词】top performer 能力强者

They are less likely to nod off in the middle of the afternoon. They get off the red-eye and work a normal day.

他们不太可能在下午打瞌睡。他们刚下夜间航班的飞机，就能正常工作一整天。

intense  adj. 严肃紧张的；高强度的

【例】Diplomatic activity has been intense for many weeks. 

好几周以来，外交活动紧张频繁。

be under intense pressure  

处于极大的压力下

And that is just on the way up. Talk to people who have made the leap to CEO and they will frequently comment on how intense the job is, and how hard it is to switch off.

而这还只是在上升期的表现。与那些实现了职位跃升、成为CEO的人交谈时，他们经常会说CEO的工作压力多么大，以及自己想关机休息一下是多么困难。

intense  adj. 严肃紧张的；高强度的

【例】Diplomatic activity has been intense for many weeks. 

好几周以来，外交活动紧张频繁。

be under intense pressure  

处于极大的压力下

课后练习

• What is the crucial ingredient of success that Jurgen Klopp has shown?

  A. Great Energy.

  B. Expert guidance.

  C. Creative techniques.

  D. Effective teamwork.

• Why did Mr Klopp decide to leave his position as manager of Liverpool Football Club?

  A. He no longer enjoyed his job.

  B. His contract with the club was ending.

  C. He felt exhausted after working for years.

  D. He was ill and had to sit on a wheelchair.

• What do Mr Klopp, Jacinda Ardern, and Jeff Kindler have in common?

  A. They all admit the real reason for resigning.

  B. They were one of a few leaders who left their jobs early.

  C. They were laid off because they couldn’t cope with the pressure.

  D. They all resigned due to a lack of energy.

• According to the text, what role does energy play in achieving success?

  A. Energy is a minor factor that can occasionally contribute to success.

  B. Energy plays a significant role in maintaining a high level of productivity.

  C. Energy is not as important as ability and luck in achieving success.

  D. Energy is only important in the early stages of a career.