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When I am interviewed, I am occasionallyasked: “What is the secret of business success?”
If I knew the perfect answer, I would have madefar fewer mistakes over the years; in truth I suspectthere are many ingredients. Nevertheless, as an exercise, I have noted below a number ofcontributing factors that I think matter more than most.
● Work for yourself. To be self-employed can be lonely, and is likely to be hard work. Butultimately you will gain the rewards for your efforts if you are right – as long as you are can certainly earn a handsome living working in a big bank or an accountancy firm, but youwill never achieve a spectacular capital gain, or change the world in the way that anentrepreneur can by fulfilling their dream.
● Be in the right place. History shows that growing markets, where entrepreneurs areencouraged, offer greater opportunities than places where there is stagnant demand, high taxand lots of regulation. On that basis, anyone with little to lose who is living in the west shouldemigrate to the east: it's what I advise anyone under the age of 30 to do. This is a harshverdict, and inevitably there are thousands of exceptions. But it is undeniable that far morenew millionaires and billionaires are being minted in countries such as India and China than inEurope. Growing gross domestic product, expanding populations, low costs and modest taxrates offer a powerful combination that the west simply cannot match.
● Learn how to borrow. An ability to find and use debt is a factor in most stories of greatwealth. Even if banks are not extending much credit right now, the cycle will turn andeventually they will reopen for business. I was slow to realise the fundamental importance ofusing debt. Many entrepreneurs overdo it at the top, and end up losing many of their leveragedassets when prices fall. But somehow they rarely go bankrupt, and very often reappear withnew bankers in tow when the cycle turns.
Language Points:
Exam Focus:
(1) What is the main reason for working for yourself?
A Hard work keeps you out of loneliness.
B You can get a sense of accomplishment besides material fulfillment.
C Handsome earnings will be accessible if you are lucky.
D You can achieve a spectacular capital gain.
(2) According to Paragraph 4, which is NOT the advantage of emerging markets?
A Growing GDP
B Expanding populations
C Existing regulation
D Tax policy
Oral Topic:
In your opinion，what is the decisive factor of business success?
Keys:
(1) B
(2) C
參考譯文：
在我接受採訪時，偶爾會有人問我：“企業成功的祕訣是什麼?”
如果我當初知道正確答案，那麼這麼多年來我會少犯很多錯誤;實際上，我認為成功的要素有許多。不過，我還是嘗試著列出了以下幾個在我看來最重要的'影響因素。
● 為自己工作 自己當老闆可能會很孤單，而且可能工作繁重。但只要你走運，而又判斷正確，你最終會為自己的付出獲得回報。在一家大銀行或會計師事務所打工，你肯定能生活得不錯，但你永遠不會獲得豐厚的資本收益，或者像企業家那樣實現夢想，改變世界。
● 佔取地利 歷史經驗表明，相對於需求低迷、稅賦沉重、監管嚴格的市場，鼓勵創業的成長型市場會提供更大的機遇。有鑑於此，所有沒什麼可失去的西方人，都應該移居東 方：對30歲以下的年輕人，我都是這樣建議的。這是個粗略的判斷，必然存在諸多例外。但不可否認，印度和中國等國創造的新科百萬富翁和億萬富翁，要遠遠多 於歐洲。國內生產總值(GDP)不斷增長，人口持續增加，成本低廉，稅賦適中，這些因素的強大組合令西方難以望其項背。
● 學習如何借債 獲得並利用債務的能力，是大多數鉅額財富故事中的一個要素。即使目前各銀行發貸不多，但週期會轉向，銀行最終會再次向商業敞開大門。我花了很長時間才認識 到利用債務的根本重要性。許多企業家在信貸高峰期做得太過火，最終在資產價格下跌時失去了大量槓桿資產。但他們很少破產，往往會在週期轉向時，攜手新的銀 行家捲土重來。
