I recently went on a business trip with three members of the British ruling classes. The late-night banter over drinks was predictably excellent. Sometimes, though, we had to work. When that happened, my companions showed up unprepared and without notes – and did just fine. No wonder, because their entire education had been a lesson in winging it. They knew that all you need to succeed is to speak well, and that’s what the British ruling classes do: they speak well.
我最近与三位英国统治阶层人士一同出差，深夜酒桌上的玩笑和预想的一样精彩。不过，有时候我们也必须工作。而工作时，我的同伴们却可事先不做准备，也不需要笔记——而且效果还不赖。这不用奇怪，因为他们受到的全部教育都是在教他们怎样即兴发挥。他们知道，要想成功，你只需要会说漂亮话，而这也是英国统治阶层擅长做的：说漂亮话。
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