最難做的員工料理
We’ve all been told that the key to becoming a valuable employee is to invest in ourselves, but does that make us the only ones that are responsible for our personal growth?
我們都曾被告知成為有價值員工的關鍵在於投資自己，但難道這就意味著只有我們應該為自己的個人成長負責嗎？
valuable(adj.)有價值的;珍貴的invest in~投資
Not according to the popular Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung, where management believes that a good company should also contribute to its employees’ growth.
台灣熱門連鎖餐廳鼎泰豐可不這麼認為，鼎泰豐的管理階層相信，好的公司也應該為員工的成長帶來貢獻。
contribute to~對…有貢獻
“An unhappy workforce breeds poor customer service,” says Yang Ji-hua, the CEO of Din Tai Feng.
鼎泰豐董事長楊紀華認為：「沒有快樂的員工，就沒有滿意的顧客。」
workforce(n.)勞動力;工人;員工;勞動人口breed(v.)導致;招致
Starting as a one-shop family business, Din Tai Fung maintains its employee-oriented culture and the firm’s philosophy is to “treat your staff and customers as you would treat your family members.”
鼎泰豐從只有一家店鋪的家族事業起步，維持以員工為導向的文化，該公司的哲學是「像對待家人一樣對待員工和顧客」。
maintain(v.)維持N-oriented 以…為導向的export-oriented economy出口為導向的經濟exam-oriented education system考試為導向的教育制度philosophy(n.)哲學、人生哲學、生活（或工作）準則
Din Tai Fung’s employees enjoy an array of highly enviable perks, such as allotted nap time and free foot massages.
鼎泰豐的員工享有一連串令人超級羨慕的福利，像是指定午睡時間和免費的腿部按摩。
an array of~一連串的=a series of~enviable(adj.)令人羨慕的envy(v.)羨慕perk(n.)(工作)補貼、津貼、額外待遇=benefit=advantage=bonus
They also receive some of the most lucrative salaries in Taiwan’s restaurant industry.
鼎泰豐員工的薪水也是業界之冠。
lucrative(adj.)賺錢的、盈利的
The starting salary for a full-time waiter with the internationally renowned dumpling maker is between 39,000 and 43,000 NTD per month — the number shoots up to 50,000 NTD when bonuses are included.
鼎泰豐的外場服務員起薪3萬9到4萬3千元，如果加上獎金等，月薪將突破5萬元。
internationally renowned 國際知名的shoot up to…突破
Dumpling chefs start at between 34,000 NTD and 37,000 NTD, but can earn to 80,000 NTD at the top of their game.
技術職的點心學員入門起薪也有3萬4到3萬7千元，升到第一級的廚師月薪則有8萬多塊。
at the top of their game某人表現最好狀態=on top of their game
That said, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
儘管如此，天下沒有白吃的午餐。
that (being) said=having said that=despite what has been said儘管如此;話說回來There is no such thing as a free lunch.天下沒有白吃的午餐
Yang Ji-hua runs a tight ship and he personally tastes the staff meals for his employees to keep a close eye on the quality of the food.
楊紀華管理嚴格，會親自品嚐員工餐，控管食物的品質。
run a tight ship牢牢控制;有效地嚴格管理keep a close eye on~監督=monitor
No wonder nine out of ten chefs at the restaurant chain would say that the hardest thing they have to make at Din Tai Fung is the staff lunches!
難怪鼎泰豐廚師十個有九個會說員工餐是鼎泰豐最難做的料理！
No wonder…=Little wonder…難怪