He feels good. He has a nice apartment and he becomes an associate and he's ecstatic. He's happy,
他感觉很棒 他有了一间很不错的公寓 他成了员工 他很兴奋 他很高兴
"I finally made it!" But a month goes by and the knot returns.
“我终于做到了!” 但是过了几个月 压力又回来了
Because he's only an associate. He now really, really wants to make partner.
因为他只是一个员工 他非常非常想成为合伙人
But once he's partner, once he got the so called"tenure" of the business world, then he'll be all set.
但当他成为合伙人以后 当他获得了“终身任期”以后 他的生活就可以安顿下来了
And he works hard. He struggles. He doesn't really enjoy his work.
他继续努力工作 奋力拼搏 他不怎么喜欢他的工作
But he says, "just another push. A little bit more pain. And then the real gain."
但是他说:“只要再努力多一点 再忍受多一点痛苦 然后就会有真正的回报了”
And after 5 years of pushing hard, he makes it.
在艰苦努力了五年以后 他又做到了
And he becomes a partner-in fact, one of the youngest partners in the history of the organization.
他成为了合伙人 事实上也是那个公司历史上最年轻的合伙人
And he's ecstatic. He takes a long break and comes back after the break, all motivated.
他很兴奋 他休了一个长假 然后回来工作 斗志满满
Because now he's owner, part-owner of this great prestigious organization.
因为他现在是所有者 是这个着名的公司的所有者之一
And by now he has a family now already. And he buys a huge house in one of the suburbs of the city, expensive.
现在他也已经成家了 他买下了市郊的一座大房子 非常贵
But he bought it easily. And he buys a luxury car.
但是他轻易买下了 他也买了一辆豪华车
In fact he has a driver by now. And he feels on top of the world.
他还有了一个司机 他感觉真的功成名就了
He feels great for 3 months. And then the pressure returns.
他感觉良好地过了三个月 压力又来了
Because he's only a junior partner. Can he make the senior partnership? Is it possible?
因为他只是一个初级合伙人 他能成为高级合伙人吗 这可能吗
Well, only if he works hard because a few people make it that high up in the pyramid. It's getting tougher.
好吧 只有努力工作才可能 因为没多少人能爬到金字塔那么高的位置 越来越难了