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Early to Bed Early to Rise with Amazon’s CEO

亞馬遜執行長的一天

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Early to Bed Early to Rise with Amazon’s CEO
早睡早起有助成功
Tina and Kyle are talking about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
蒂娜和凱爾正在聊亞馬遜總裁,傑佛瑞.貝佐斯。
Tina: Hey Kyle, do you know what the expression “early to bed, early to rise” means?
蒂娜:嘿,凱爾,你知道俚語「早睡早起」的意思嗎?
expression(n.)詞、詞語、措辭mean(v.)意思是、意味著
Kyle: Yes, it means that going to bed early and getting up early too will make you happy and healthy.
凱爾:知道啊,它意思是早點上床睡覺也早點起床會使你變得快樂健康。
healthy(adj.)健康的
Tina: That’s right. It’s also a rule that lots of big company bosses always follow — bosses like Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Let’s take a look at his daily routine.
蒂娜:沒錯!那也是許多大公司的老闆總是遵循的一個規則,這些老闆像是亞馬遜的執行長傑佛瑞.貝佐斯。我們一起來看看他每天的日常吧!
rule(n.)規則、法則company(n.)公司boss(n.)老闆、上司follow(v.)遵循、遵從like(prep.)像take(n.)(意思視名詞而定)daily(adj.)每日的routine(n.)慣例、常規
Kyle: Sure thing. Bezos thinks that it’s very important to get up early, and so do other CEOs. Did you know that Apple’s Tim Cook wakes up at 3:45am?
凱爾:當然好。貝佐斯認為早起非常重要,其他執行長們也這麼認為。妳知道蘋果的提姆.庫克凌晨3:45就醒了嗎?
sure thing當然、沒問題so(adv.)同樣、像這樣
Tina: No I didn’t. I do know though that Bezos likes to take some time for himself in the morning. He always makes breakfast, washes the dishes, and eats with his children — he calls it “puttering”.
蒂娜:我不知道耶!但我的確知道貝佐斯喜歡在早晨為自己花點時間。他總是會做早餐、洗碗並且和他的孩子們一起用餐,他稱之為「輕鬆做事」。
though(adv.)雖然、儘管take(v.)花費himself(pron.)他自己dish(n.)碟子、盤子call(v.)稱為、叫做putter(v.)慢條斯理地做事、輕鬆做事
Kyle: Right. Then he goes to work. According to CNBC, he has all his most important meetings at 10am, because it’s better to make decisions at the start of the day.
凱爾:接著他去上班。根據CNBC,他所有最重要的會議都安排在上午十點,因為在一天之始做決定比較好。
according to根據meeting(n.)會議make(v.)做出…的舉動decision(n.)決定start(n.)開始、開端
Tina: That’s also why he finishes work as soon as he’s tired. He leaves anything he hasn’t done yet for the next day.
蒂娜:那也是他一感到疲倦就會結束工作的原因了。他會將任何未完成的事情留到隔天。
as soon as一…就…leave(v.)等一段時間再做anything(pron.)任何事物yet(adv.)還、尚
Kyle: Lastly, he makes sure he goes to bed nice and early. Jeff Bezos always tries to sleep eight hours a night. He says that when he sleeps well, he thinks better, has more energy, and a better mood.
凱爾:最後,他會確保他好好並早早就寢;貝佐斯總會試著一晚睡八個小時;他說當他睡得好時,他便能好好思考、有更多活力和更好的情緒。
lastly(adv.)最後地make sure確保nice and…很好地when(conj.)當energy(n.)經歷、活力mood(n.)情緒、心情
Tina: It just goes to show that when you treat your body well, success follows.
蒂娜:這正好證明了當你好好對待身體,成功也會隨之而來。
just(adv.)正好、恰恰是show(v.)顯示、說明、證明treat(v.)對待success(n.)成功follow(v.)跟隨

📚 重點單字片語

rise(v.)
起床
CEO=chief executive officer
執行長
expression(n.)
詞、詞語、措辭
mean(v.)
意思是、意味著
healthy(adj.)
健康的
rule(n.)
規則、法則
company(n.)
公司
boss(n.)
老闆、上司
follow(v.)
遵循、遵從
like(prep.)
take(n.)(
意思視名詞而定)
daily(adj.)
每日的
routine(n.)
慣例、常規
sure thing
當然、沒問題
so(adv.)
同樣、像這樣
though(adv.)
雖然、儘管
take(v.)
花費
himself(pron.)
他自己
dish(n.)
碟子、盤子
call(v.)
稱為、叫做
putter(v.)
慢條斯理地做事、輕鬆做事
according to
根據
meeting(n.)
會議
make(v.)
做出…的舉動
decision(n.)
決定
start(n.)
開始、開端
as soon as
一…就…
leave(v.)
等一段時間再做
anything(pron.)
任何事物
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