Because it is not their fault, one of life’s saddest spectacles is watching the offspring of the rich and famous trying to legitimise their success. Would Stella McCartney have made it to the top of the fashion world without her last name? And what to make of 38-year-old James Murdoch’s promotion on Wednesday to deputy chief operating officer of News Corp as well as chairman and chief executive of all the group’s international businesses?
人生最悲哀的景象之一,莫过于那些富人名流的后代努力证明自己的成功是自己挣来的,因为出现这种情形并不是他们的错。如果不是因为她的姓氏,斯特拉•麦卡特尼(Stella McCartney,披头士乐团成员之一保罗•麦卡特尼的女儿)可能成功跻身时尚界之巅吗?现年38岁的詹姆斯•默多克(James Murdoch),又是凭什么于本周三被提拔为新闻集团(News Corp)副首席运营官、以及该集团旗下所有国际业务的主席兼首席执行官?