– 英语/中文 双语歌词

歌词与翻译

[中文]

我认为如果我们真的想让团队

追求卓越，就应该摒弃所谓的“客气”。

“客气”只是表面的，而且很肤浅。

我们应该将“善良”置于“客气”之上。

“客气”会让人们选择忽视糟糕的表现，

在需要给反馈的时刻选择沉默，

因为这种客气本质上是自私的。

而真正的“善良”则会迫使人们

挑战常规，

给出经过深思熟虑、具体且客观的

反馈意见。

feedback.

同时，这意味着要以一种体贴、

宽容且细心的方式去沟通。

即使面对让你感到困难的事情也要勇敢面对，

因为你知道这对团队集体

更有好处。因为人不仅仅是

生产力的单位。

他们是活生生的人。将“善良”

置于“客气”之上，

意味着将他人的利益和成长

置于个人的焦虑或小瑕疵之上。

anxieties or foibles.

这意味着在那些你本想回避的时刻，

依然能够勇敢地发声。

to.

这意味着在那些可能会暴露个人

不安全感的时刻，

依然能够认可他人。

请记住，团队中总会有追求“客气”的诱惑，

因为“客气”不需要花太多精力，

不需要付出太多努力，

也不需要太强的个人信念。

而“善良”恰恰相反。

“善良”需要

同理心，

并且需要你面对那些令你困难的事情，

因为你知道这对集体

才是更好的选择。

[英语]

I think we should abandon niceness if we

really want to enable excellence in our

teams. Niceness is superficial and thin.

We should prioritize kindness over

niceness. Niceness allows people to

ignore poor performance, to not give

feedback in a moment

because it's inherently selfish. Whereas

kindness forces people

to challenge convention and to give

calculated, granular, objective

feedback.

It also means doing it in a way that is

thoughtful, generous, and mindful. And

embracing of what's difficult for you

because you know it's better for the

collective. That people aren't just

units of productivity.

They're people. Prioritizing kindness

over niceness

means prioritizing the benefit and

enhancement of others over personal

anxieties or foibles.

It means speaking up and speaking out to

people in moments where you'd prefer not

to.

It means recognizing people in moments

where it might highlight some personal

insecurities.

Just remember the temptation is niceness

always in teams because niceness is it

takes less energy. It takes less effort.

It takes less personal conviction.

Whereas kindness is the opposite.

Kindness requires

empathy

and embracing of what's difficult for

you because you know it's better for the

collective.

重点词汇

词汇	含义
abandon /əˈbændən/ B2	verb - 放弃
excellence /ˈeksələns/ B2	noun - 卓越
superficial /ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃl/ C1	adjective - 肤浅的
prioritize /praɪˈɒrətaɪz/ B2	verb - 优先考虑
inherently /ɪnˈherəntli/ C1	adjective - 固有地
convention /kənˈvenʃn/ B2	noun - 习俗
calculated /ˈkælkjuleɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - 深思熟虑的
granular /ˈɡrænjələ(r)/ C2	adjective - 细颗粒的
collective /kəˈlektɪv/ B2	noun - 集体
productivity /ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/ B2	noun - 生产力
enhancement /ɪnˈhɑːnsmənt/ B2	noun - 增强
anxieties /æŋˈzaɪətiz/ B2	noun - 焦虑
foibles /ˈfɔɪblz/ C2	noun - 小缺点
insecurities /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərətiz/ B2	noun - 不安全感
conviction /kənˈvɪkʃn/ C1	noun - 信念

重点语法结构

• I think we should abandon niceness if we really want to enable excellence in our teams.

  ➔ 第一条件句

  ➔ 使用 "if" 来表示现实的可能性。"If we really want..." 提出了实现预期结果的条件。

• Niceness allows people to ignore poor performance.

  ➔ 使役动词结构 (allow + 宾语 + to不定式)

  ➔ 动词 "allow" 后接宾语 "people" 和不定式。

• Whereas kindness forces people to challenge convention.

  ➔ 用于对比的连词 (Whereas)

  ➔ "Whereas" 用于强调之前对 "niceness" 的消极看法与对 "kindness" 的积极看法之间的对比。

• It also means doing it in a way that is thoughtful, generous, and mindful.

  ➔ 定语从句 (that is thoughtful...)

  ➔ 从句 "that is thoughtful..." 修饰名词短语 "a way"。

• They're people. Prioritizing kindness over niceness means prioritizing the benefit and enhancement of others.

  ➔ 用作主语的动名词 (Prioritizing...)

  ➔ "Prioritizing" 用作名词，代表重视 "kindness" 的概念。

• It means speaking up and speaking out to people in moments where you'd prefer not to.

  ➔ 表示偏好的情态动词 (would prefer)

  ➔ "Would prefer" 用于礼貌或委婉地表达偏好或选择。

• Just remember the temptation is niceness always in teams because niceness is it takes less energy.

  ➔ 原因从句 (because)

  ➔ "Because" 连接了事实（"niceness" 是一种诱惑）和原因（它消耗的能量更少）。

• Kindness requires empathy and embracing of what's difficult for you.

  ➔ 名词化 (embracing of...)

  ➔ 将动词 "embrace" 变为名词 "embracing"，用以描述接受困难的行为。