A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
老板
Boss
Boss, life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and look for trouble.
老板，生活就是麻烦。只有死亡不是。活着就是解下你的腰带，去寻找麻烦。
The most challenging part of being a boss is that nobody will tell you if your work is suffering.
当老板最具挑战性的部分就是没有人会告诉你你的工作是否有问题。
It is hard, though, 'cos record labels love to boss you around. I won't let them do that anymore.
但这很难，因为唱片公司喜欢对你指手画脚。我不会再让他们这么做了。
Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.
在任何地方当老板都是孤独的。在一个以男性为主的世界里，当女老板尤其如此。
Companies used to be able to function with autocratic bosses. We don't live in that world anymore.
公司过去能够与专制的老板共事。我们不再生活在那个世界上了。
Second, if you're the boss, just because they don't ask doesn't mean your employees don't have needs.
其次，如果你是老板，他们不问并不意味着你的员工没有需求。
Even the frankest and bravest of subordinates do not talk with their boss the same way they talk with colleagues.
即使是最坦率、最勇敢的下属，也不会像对待同事那样对待上司。
A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have to be abolished.
天堂里的老板是地球上老板最好的借口，因此，如果上帝真的存在，他将被废除。
I don't see myself as the boss. I sing and write the songs, and it would feel strange if somebody else wrote the lyrics I sang.
我不认为自己是老板。我唱歌、写歌，如果是别人写我唱的歌词，我会觉得很奇怪。
There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.
只有一个老板。客户。他可以把钱花在别的地方，把公司里从董事长到每一个人都炒了。
The one important thing you do as boss is you set the standard. The minute you go in and say 'we'll let it go this time,' you set a new standard, which is lower. So you cannot do that.
作为老板，你要做的一件重要的事情就是设定标准。当你走进办公室说“这次我们不计较了”的那一刻，你就设定了一个新的标准，那就是更低的标准。所以你不能这么做。
When you hire that first person, then you're a boss. You've got performance reviews. You've got complaints about not making enough money. You've got people who are just going to sell your story to the tabloids.
当你雇佣了第一个人，你就是老板了。你有绩效评估。你抱怨赚的钱不够。有些人只是想把你的故事卖给小报。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
He isn't a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities.
除非他训练下属承担他的大部分责任，否则他不是一个真正的老板。
OK, boss, I don't mind shuffling, but I won't scratch my head.
好吧，老板，我不介意洗牌，但我不会抓我的头。
If people think I'm just the boss's daughter, they're deceived.
如果人们认为我只是老板的女儿，那他们就错了。
We started out as boss and player, and Wellington was almost like my father.
我们一开始是老板兼球员，威灵顿几乎和我父亲一样。
Your boss is only human and just wants the best from you.
你的老板只是个凡人，只想从你这里得到最好的。
In my house I'm the boss, my wife is just the decision maker.
在我家里我是老板，我妻子只是决策者。