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Schumpeter：How to make a killing
第1段.
Business has much to learn from the armedforces.
①IT IS not one of Londons grander clubs. The furniture is dowdy, the carpet threadbare.②But who needs grandeur when you have heroism? ③The Special Forces Club was founded in 1945 by former members of the Special Operations Executive, an organisation that wrought havoc behind enemy lines during the second world war. ④Today it draws its members from the special forces, the intelligence services and the anti-terrorism police. ⑤The walls are lined with photographs of former members. ⑥Black frames identify those who were killed in action.
【翻譯過程】
Businesshas much to learn from the armed forces.
商業運作可以從軍隊身上獲益良多。
①IT IS not one of Londons grander clubs.The furniture is dowdy, the carpet threadbare.
這不是倫敦最奢華的俱樂部。這裡傢具過時，地毯破舊。
②But who needs grandeur when you have heroism?
不過，這裡有英雄氣概，誰需要富麗堂皇？
③The Special Forces Club was founded in 1945 by former members of the Special Operations Executive, an organisation that wrought havoc behind enemy lines during the second world war.
特種部隊俱樂部1945年由特別行動隊的前成員成立，特別行動隊在二戰期間深入敵後實施了大破壞。
④Today it draws its members from the special forces, the intelligence services and the anti-terrorism police.
現在這傢俱樂部還是從特種部隊、情報服務機構和反恐警察裡面吸收會員。
⑤The walls are lined with photographs of former members.
俱樂部的牆上依次掛著前會員的照片。
⑥Black frames identify those who were killed in action.
黑色的相框里則意味照片中的人已在行動中犧牲。
【參考譯文】
這所位於倫敦的俱樂部並不豪華，裡面的傢具過時，地毯陳舊。但它的英雄氣勢又何須豪華裝潢來修飾？「特種部隊俱樂部」由前（英國）特別行動處組員於1945年成立，他們都是在二戰中深入後方痛擊敵軍的英雄。而今，俱樂部的成員變成了特種部隊、情報部門、和反恐警隊的精英。它的牆上陳列著成員的照片，而黑色相框則意味著照片的主人已在行動中犧牲。
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