2016年9月16日 pm 14:00 by hfy
一切皆有可能1-5复习
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Good afternoon everyone. I can't tell you how honored I am to be here with you 各位下午好！能来到这里和大家探讨针对领导力的认识，
good afternoon everyone, I can't tell you know honored I am to be here with you
to talk about my thoughts on leadership and to share my experiences 并分享作为目前管理着一家大型跨国企业的
to talk about my thoughts on leadership and to share my experiences
as one of only a handful of women today running a major global corporation. 为数不多的女性所走过的历程，我感到无比荣幸。
as one of only a handful of women today running a major global corporation
As I look out at all of you .... some at the beginning stages of your careers....some well along the road to your future.... 我注视着你们大家，你们中间有些人正处在职业生涯的起点，有些人已经在通向未来的道路上前进了，
as I look out at all of you some at the beginning stages of your careers some well along the
road to your future
wherever you are on your own personal path I can promise you a world of opportunity and excitement. 不管你在自己的道路上走了多远，我向你们保证，前面有无数的机遇和令人兴奋的事物。
wherever you are on your own personal path I can promise you a world of opportunity and
excitement
Anything you choose to do is within your reach. 无论你们想做什么样的事业，你们都可以做得很出色。
anything you choose to do is within your reach
How far you go will depend on how high you set your dreams and how hard you work to achieve them. 你们的梦想有多大，你们就能走多远；你们为梦想付出得越多，你们就会越成功。
how far you go will depend on how high you set your dreams and how hard you work to achieve
them
But whatever path you take, the foundation provided by a good education will make success come that much easier, I promise you. 但无论你们选择哪条路，我保证，有良好的教育背景作为基础，成功会来得更容易。
but whatever path you take, the foundation provided by a good education will make success come
that much easier , I promise you
I have shared my experiences on leadership with many different groups of people all over the world. 我曾和来自全世界不同的人群分享过我的经历。
I have shared my experiences on leadership with many different groups of people all over the
world
But being here in the country where my parents and grandparents were born— 但是在这个我祖父母和父母出生的国度，
but being here in the country where my parents and grandparents were born
a country to which I continue to feel strong emotional and intellectual ties—is an enormous privilege and a dream come true. 这个我一直被强烈的情感和文化所维系的国度，能同各位分享我的成功感受，是我极大的荣幸，也圆了我的一个梦。
a country to which I continue to feel strong emotional and intellectual ties-is an enormous
privilege and a dream come true
I consider myself a relatively recent member of a new generation of business leaders 我认为自己属于相对新一代的商业领导者，
I consider myself a relatively recent member of a new generation of business leaders
faced with a dizzying pace of change and a global economic and political environment 我们面对的是令人目眩的变化节奏，
faced with a dizzying pace of change and a global economic and political environment
that are redefined by the day in this tumultuous 21st century. 以及被充满动荡的21世纪重新定义的全球经济和政治环境。
that are redefined by the day in this tumultuous 21st century
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I was offered the job as CEO of Avon four years ago, 四年前我被任命为雅芳集团的首席执行官，
I was offered the job as ceo of avon four years ago
and it has certainly been an experience of a lifetime for me ever since. 从那个时候起开始了我一生难得的经历。
and it has certainly been an experience of a lifetime for me ever since
We've had a spectacular success, modernizing everything about the company from top to bottom. 我们取得了令人瞩目的成功，全方位将整个公司推向现代化。
we've had a spectacular success .modernizing everything about the company from top to bottom
spectacular
dating back 46000years ,this is the spectacular vessels discovers to date
vessel 船只
With sales that this year will top $6.7 billion USD and a stock price 我们今年的销售额将达67亿美元，
with sales that this year will top 6.7billion usd and a stock price
which is at an all-time high, we've certainly had some incredible results. 股票价格达到了历史新高，我们的确取得了骄人的成绩。
which is at an all-time high ,we've certainly had some incredible results
Avon has been named one of Fortune magazine's most admired companies 雅芳被《财富》杂志评为最令人敬佩的公司之一，
avon has been named one of fortune magazine's most admired companies
and we've made Business Week's list of the world's most valuable brands for three years in a row. 并连续三年被《商业周刊》评为全球最有价值的品牌之一。
and we've made business week's list of the world's most valuable brands for three years in a row
Today, Avon is proudly known as "The Company for Women" in every country in which we do business. 今天，在所有销售雅芳产品的国家，我们很自豪地被公认为“比女人更了解女人的公司”。
today, avon is proudly known as the company for women; in every country in which we do
businss
And our ability to provide women with both quality products 为女性用户停供优质产品和有可观收入的创业机遇成为我们的一个重要竞争优势。
and our ability to provide women with both quality products
and a significant earnings opportunity has become an important competitive advantage. 这也是我们在中国业务一开始就高速发展的原因之一。
and a significant earnings opportunity has become an important competitive advantage
Going forward, our strategy for Avon recognizes China as the number one market in the world for future expansion, 展望未来，雅芳的战略是把中国作为全球第一的市场进行拓展，
going forward, our strategy for avon recognizes china as the number one market in the world for
future expansion
reflecting our strong commitment to bring new business opportunities to entrepreneurial women in every corner of this great country. 这一战略也体现了我们的坚定承诺，即为身处这个伟大国家的所有具有企业家精神的女性同胞带来机遇。
reflecting our stong commitment to bring new business opportunities to entrepreneurial women
in every corner of this great country
As I look back to all that we have accomplished over the past decade and particularly over the past four years, 过去十年尤其是最近四年，无疑是雅芳获得突破性成功的阶段，
as I look back to all that we have accomplished over the past decade and particularly over the past
four years
it has been a real period of breakout success for our company .... breathtaking, but also exhausting. 回首这一阶段，既波澜壮阔又充满坎坷。
it has been a real period of breakout success for our company breathtaking ,but also
exhausting
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The roller coaster ride has opened my eyes to many things....about the increasingly complex demands of running a business today, 犹如乘坐过山车一样的感觉令我见识了很多有关当今经营企业所面临的复杂的要求，
the roller coater ride has opened my eyes to many things about the increasingly complex
demands of running a business today
about my own competencies and the need to constantly challenge and renew my own commitment to being a better leader. 关乎我自身能力和不断挑战自己的需要，以及要做一名更优秀的领导者需要不断更新的自我期望。
about my own competencies and the need to constantly challenge and renew my own
commitment to being a better leader
I had no idea at the moment I became CEO that I would experience such great fortune and such great challenge both at the same time.... 刚成为首席执行官的时候，我从未想到我会如此幸运但同时又面临这么大的挑战，
I had no idea at the moment I became ceo that I would experience such great fortune and such
great challenge both at the same time
and how enormously my life would change as a result. 也从未想到这会给我的生活带来如此大的变化。
and how enormously my life would change as a result
No idea what privilege, yet what responsibility comes with being the first woman to lead the company, 我不知道作为领导这家公司的第一位女性意味着怎样的特殊性和责任；
no idea what privilege ,yet what responsibility comes with being the first woman to lead the
company
to be constantly scrutinized as one of less than a handful of women CEOs today— 或者是作为当今为数不多的女性首席执行官
to be constantly scrutinized as one of less than a handful of women ceos today
what it would be like to balance my Chinese cultural background— 该怎样为我的华裔文化背景取得平衡、并时刻被审视；
what it would be like to balance my Chinese cultural background
what the responsibilities of the office would entail in this unparalleled environment. 或者是在前所未有的环境下担任这一职位所肩负的责任；
what the responsibilitied of the office would entail in this unparalleled environment
And what it would mean to be a business leader that could distinguish him or herself in today's world where the game is changing by the minute. 还有在今天这个瞬息万变的世界做一名优秀的商业领袖所代表的意义。
and what it would mean to be a business leader that could distinguish him or herself in today's
world where the game is changing by the minute
As I reflect on my rapid rise to the top as one of the few women running a major global corporation, 作为极少数领导着大型跨国企业的女性中的一员，
as I reflect on my rapid rise to the top as one of the few women running a major global
corporation
I have found myself thinking a great deal about my Chinese heritage 回顾自己快速成长的历程，我总是联想到我的中国文化传统，
I have found myself thinking a great deal about my Chinese heritage
heritage
Chinese heritage 中国传统
and how enormously fortunate I am to have been given this very precious gift. 以及拥有这一宝贵馈赠是多么的幸运。
and how enormously fortunate I am to have been given this very precious
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I was raised in a traditional Chinese family where achievement was not demanded, but expected. 我在一个传统的中国家庭里成长，家人不强求我取得多大成就，但期望我能成功。
I was raised in a traditional Chinese family where achievement was not demanded ,but expected
My father, born in Hong Kong, was a successful architect. 我父亲出生在香港，是一名成功的建筑师。
my father, born in hong kong,was a successful architect
My mother, born in Shanghai, was the first female chemical engineer in her graduating class at the University of Toronto in Canada. 我母亲生于上海，是当时加拿大多伦多大学研究生班里培养出来的第一位女性化学工程师。
my mother ,born in shanghai ,was the first female chemical engineer in her graduating class at
the university of Toronto in canada
They arrived in America not speaking a word of English but through hard work, both were able to fulfill their full potential, 他们刚到美国时一句英语都不会讲，但他们通过努力，都充分发挥了自己的潜力。
they arrived in America not speaking a word of English but through hard work ,both were able to
fulfill their full potential
and their success has set a wonderful example for me. 他们的成功为我树立了很好的榜样。
and their success has set a wonderful example for me
My parents were always, and continue to be today, the single biggest influence in my life. 我的父母从过去到现在始终是我唯一的最大影响力的来源。
my parents were always ,and continue to be today ,the single biggest influence in my life
They raised my brother and I with a respect for the values and traditions of our Chinese heritage, 他们用中国的传统文化和价值观教育我和弟弟，
they raised my brother and I with a respect for the values and traditions of our Chinese heritage
yet also with an unwavering commitment to bring us up with all the opportunities for higher education 但也不遗余力地把握所有让我们接受教育的机会，
yet also with an unwavering commitment to bring us up with all the opportunities for higher
education
and a desire to prepare us to adapt to American society and to succeed in this world of great change. 帮助我们适应美国社会，并在这个变幻无常的世界里获得成功。
and a desire to prepare us to adapt to American society and to succeed in this world of great
change
My brother and I were given all the opportunities of our American friends - 我和弟弟同我们的美国同龄人获得的机会是均等的：
my brother and I were given all the oppprtunities of our American friends
opportunities
the same schools, the same tennis lessons, the same piano teachers.... 同一所学校，同样的网球课，相同的钢琴老师……
the same schools ,the same tennis lessons ,the same piano techer
but we had the wonderful advantage in my mind of a cultural heritage that we were always taught to be proud of. 但我们被中国传统文化熏陶的思想是一个很大的优势，我们为此感到骄傲。
but we had the wonderful advantage in my mind of a cultural heritage that we were always taught
to be proud of
Mom and Dad always wanted us to be proud of being Chinese - my brother and I smile today when we reminisce on growing up in our house. 父亲母亲一直教导我们要为自己是中国人感到骄傲。如今，我和弟弟回想起在家的成长历程还会由衷地微笑。
mom and dad always wanted ys to be proud of being Chinese my brother and I smile today
when we reminisce on growing up in our house
reminisce think back remember
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We grew up believing that being Chinese was the greatest advantage in life; in our house, 我们始终相信作为中国人是生活中最大的优势。
we grew up believing that being Chinese was the greatest advantage in life, in our house
everything important in life came from China, was invented in China, owed all to the Chinese. 在我家、生活中所有重要的东西都来自中国，都是中国发明的，都归功于中国人。
everything important in life came from china, was invented in china ,owed all to the chinese
We went on elementary school field trips to pulp plants, where they taught us how paper was made. 读小学时，我们去纸浆厂参观，在那里他们教我们纸是怎样生产的。
we went on elementary school field trips to pulp plants ,where they taught us how paper was
made
pulp 纸浆
Paper was invented in China, Mom said, after we relayed the process in awe. 回家之后，我们崇拜地描述了一番，然后母亲告诉我们，纸是中国人发明的。
paper was invented in china ,mom said ,after we relayed the process in awe
Our favorite neighbors were Italian and invited us over for spaghetti. 我们最喜欢的邻居是意大利人，他们邀请我们去吃意大利面。
our favorite neighbors were Italian and invited us over for spaghetti
When we came home and raved, Dad would remind us that Marco Polo brought pasta home from China. Not Italian....Chinese....and so it went. 我们吃完饭回到家极力赞美，父亲提醒我们，马可波罗是从中国把面团带回去的，不是意大利的，而是中国的...
when we came home and raved(咆哮的，赞扬的），dad would remind us that marco polo brought pasta home from china ,not Italian Chinese and so it went
And how wonderful they were to instill in us the sense of pride in our heritage that we have never forgotten. 不断如此。我的父母很伟大，他们不断地向我们灌输对中国传统文化的自豪感，我们从未忘记中国文化。
and how wonderful they were to instill in su the sense of pride in our heritage that we have never
forgotten
When I first became CEO, a famous American television journalist interviewed my dad and 当我刚担任首席执行官时，一个著名的美国电视记者采访我的父亲，
when I first became ceo ,a famous American television journalist interviewed my dad and
asked him if he always knew I would be successful in business. 问他是否早就知道我会在商界取得成功。
asked him if he always knew I would be successful in business
No, he said, quite to the contrary, he worried for years that raising me to be a respectful Chinese daughter 不，他回答，恰恰相反，他很多年来一直担心把我教育成一个孝顺的中国女儿
no ,he said ,quite to the contray ,he worried for years that raising me to be a respectuful Chinese
daughter
would hinder my ability to compete in a world with what he considered the aggressive, cut throat traits of typical America CEO's. 会妨碍我在一个他认为充满了攻击性和残酷无情的典型美国首席执行官的圈子里和别人竞争。
would hinder my ability to compete in world with what he considered the aggressive ,cut throat
traits of typical America ceo's
In fact, he passed on a letter to me that I keep, translated from Chinese to English, in my desk drawer. 实际上，他写了一封信给我，我还保存在我办公室的抽屉里。信是由中文翻译成英文的。
in fact he passed on a letter to me that I keep ,translates from Chinese to English ,in my desk
drawer
